The radiocarbon dating and authentication of iron artifacts

Radiocarbon

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 717-732

  Craddock, P T ^a   Wayman, M L ^b   Jull, A J T ^c  

^a BRITISH MUSEUM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON 14; FOSSIL FUEL; FUEL; IRON; STEEL;

ACCELERATOR MASS SPECTROMETRY; ARTIFACT; IRON; RADIOCARBON DATING;

ACCELERATOR MASS SPECTROMETRY; ACCURACY; AGE DETERMINATION; ARCHEOLOGY; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; FURNACE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METALLURGY; TIME;

EID: 0141728505     PISSN: 00338222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033822200032173     Document Type: Conference Paper

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