Pitfalls in the AMS radiocarbon-dating of terrestrial macrofossils

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 137-145

  Wohlfarth, B ^a   Skog, G ^a   Possnert, G ^b   Holmquist, B ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

AMS radiocarbon dates; Anomalously young ages; Preparation methods; Terrestrial plant material

Indexed keywords

AMS; RADIOCARBON DATING; TERRESTRIAL MACROFOSSIL;

EID: 0031819056     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1417(199803/04)13:2<137::AID-JQS352>3.0.CO;2-6     Document Type: Article

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