The interpretation of archaeological dates from an AMS perspective
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2001-02-05
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University of Auckland
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The XVII century saw the establishment of the scientific method and scholars such as Galileo were giving excellent contributions to a variety of fields ranging from the natural sciences to the humanities. At the dawn of the new millenium, after a period of excessive specialization, the scientific climate is once again encouraging broad collaborations across different disciplines. For projects involving AMS measurements in general and radiocarbon dating in particular, the benefits of this new trend are numerous. For example, the full potential of the radiocarbon dating method can be exploited only through the mutual understanding of the problems related to sample selection, chemical preparation, AMS measurement, data analysis and interpretation. This paper is intended to enhance the exchange of information by reporting to our current and potential collaborators about the latest technical developments undertaken at the ANTARES AMS facility at ANSTO. Furthermore, we will present two splendid examples of collaborative research: the radiocarbon dating of a replica of a famous chesspiece and the archaeological investigations at the ancient settlement of Sos Hoyuk (north-eastern Anatolia, Turkey) where the multidisciplinary approach was the key to a better understanding of the social structure, settlement patterns, land use and cultural contact, especially with the lands of Trans-Caucasus. © The Authors
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Accelerators, Archaeology, Australia, Carbon 14, Isotope dating, Mass spectroscopy, Turkey, Age estimation, Australasia, Beta decay, Radioisotopes, Years living radioisotopes
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Zoppi, U., Sagona, A., Siegele, R., Hua, Q., Jacobsen, G., & Lawson, E. M. (2001). The interpretation of archaeological dates from an AMS perspective. Paper presented to the 7th Australasian Archaeometry Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, 5-9 February 2001. In Jones, M., & Sheppard, P. J. (eds.), Australasian connections and new directions : proceedings of the 7th Australasian Archaeometry Conference, (pp.465-474). Auckland, New Zealand : University of Auckland.