Arie F M De Jong
Biographic Data
| ID | 4131159 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Arie F M De Jong |
| GIVEN NAMES | Arie F M |
| FAMILY NAME | De Jong |
| SIGNATURE | DE JONG A F M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Utrecht University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 77 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 12 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Radiocarbon Dating of Several Ancient Jewish Oil Lamps from Rome
In this paper, we discuss how the radiocarbon dating of soot on oil lamps can help determine the chronology of the Jewish catacombs of Rome. We also explore the ramifications of our work for the typological study of Roman period terracotta lamps
Further Radiocarbon Dates from the Catacombs of St. Callixtus in Rome
This paper reports a further chronological assessment of the Christian catacombs of Rome by radiocarbon-dated organic materials in the so-called Liberian region of the catacombs of St. Callixtus on the Appian Way. 14 C dates of various types of organic material are discussed and related to ages derived from numismatic evidence and epigraphic remains. The results show that this area of the catacombs of St. Callixtus is older than assumed by previo…
Climate and pre‐Columbian settlement at Anse à la Gourde, Guadeloupe, Northeastern Caribbean
The authors present a reconstruction of precipitation, seasonality, and vegetation cover over the period from 200 cal yr B.C. to 1600 cal yr A.D. for the archaeological site of Anse à la Gourde, Guadeloupe, based on the oxygen and carbon isotope composition of accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) 14 C‐dated aragonitic shells of the landsnail Bulimulus guadaloupensis. The results show that the Late Cedrosan Saladoid population ( ̃400–800 cal yr A.D…
Radiocarbon Dates from the Catacombs of St. Callixtus in Rome
This paper reports the first chronological assessment of the Christian catacombs of Rome by radiocarbon dating. The organic materials dated were found in a set of burial rooms in the so-called Liberian region of the catacombs of St. Callixtus on the Appian Way. 14 C dating of small samples by accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) represents a major advance over traditional archaeological dating methods used in catacomb archaeology; however, AMS 14 …
Late Holocene Environmental Reconstruction of St. Michiel Saline Lagoon, Curaçao (Dutch Antilles)
Two sediment cores collected from the saline lagoon St. Michiel on Curaçao (Dutch Antilles) preserve a ~5000-yr record of environmental change. Investigation of radiocarbon-dated sections by accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) is based on faunal assemblage analyses, sediment mineralogy, and the interpretation of sedimentary facies. The cores recovered from different parts of the lagoon demonstrate different development. Initially, in the proximal…
Radiocarbon Dates from the Jewish Catacombs of Rome
This paper reports on the first chronological assessment of the Jewish Catacombs of the ancient Rome performed by accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) dating of small-size charcoal fragments scattered in the mortar used for sealing off the graves in the Villa Torlonia Catacomb complex. The significance of the obtained 14 C readings has been carefully evaluated by taking into consideration the known technologies of quicklime production during Roman…
Contamination and Fractionation Effects in AMS-Measured 14 C/ 12 C and 13 C/ 12 C Ratios of Small Samples
In AMS measurements on small ( m 400 μg) carbon samples, an m -dependence has been noted for the 14 C/ 12 C and 13 C/ 12 C ratios that is due to the combined effect of contamination and fractionation. A simple formalism is presented to describe the phenomena and to correct measurements on unknowns for their effect
Dating Precolumbian Museum Objects
We have radiocarbon dated some Precolumbian artifacts. We have used both conventional beta counting and AMS to date textiles, bamboo from weaving looms, a feather carpet and straw from a clay mask. We discuss the particular problems in sample pretreatment
Radiocarbon Dating of Lime Fractions and Organic Material from Buildings
We have dated carbonate fractions and organic material from different types of mortar from two sites in Belgium. We demonstrate the difficulties in obtaining good dates from carbonate samples. We also discuss the need for new types of dating material when the mortar comes from contaminated and disturbed sites, where even charcoal can yield aberrant results
Accurate Dating of Organic Deposits by AMS 14 C Measurement of Macrofossils
We made a comparative study of AMS 14 C ages of organic deposits (minerotrophic peats and gyttjas) and macrofossils in order to evaluate the magnitude of a number of sources of error that may be present in bulk sediment samples. The consistency of 14 C ages found for coexisting macrofossils suggests that they are unlikely to record disturbances. Some of our gyttja samples yielded an age 0.2–0.6 ka 14 C years too old due to hardwater effect. We al…
Dating of the Upper Pleistocene Lithic Industry of Sardinia
During an excavation of 1986 and 1987, a joint team from Utrecht, Siena and the Soprintendenza di Sassari e Nuoro, found a pre-Neolithic lithic industry in Corbeddu Cave, Oliena, Sardinia, which was dated to 8000–17,000 bp. The artifact typology is different from that of the mainland of the same period. The lithic and bone artifacts suggest an endemic isolated economy of the Upper Pleistocene in Sardinia
Corrected Calibration of the Radiocarbon Time Scale, 3904–3203 Cal BC
Since our publication of the high-precision calibration curve for the larger part of the 4th millennium BC (de Jong, Becker & Mook, 1986), we found that the dendrochronologic scale (cal bc) needs a correction of 26 years. Instead of using the zero-point of the Niederwill chronology (4039 bc) which was floating at the time, our dendrochronologic scale was erroneously based on the zero-point of the Hohenheim master chronology, which, in its 1986 st…
Radiocarbon Dating of Lime Fractions and Organic Material from Buildings
We have dated carbonate fractions and organic material from different types of mortar from two sites in Belgium. We demonstrate the difficulties in obtaining good dates from carbonate samples. We also discuss the need for new types of dating material when the mortar comes from contaminated and disturbed sites, where even charcoal can yield aberrant results
Accurate Dating of Organic Deposits by AMS 14 C Measurement of Macrofossils
We made a comparative study of AMS 14 C ages of organic deposits (minerotrophic peats and gyttjas) and macrofossils in order to evaluate the magnitude of a number of sources of error that may be present in bulk sediment samples. The consistency of 14 C ages found for coexisting macrofossils suggests that they are unlikely to record disturbances. Some of our gyttja samples yielded an age 0.2–0.6 ka 14 C years too old due to hardwater effect. We al…
Climate and pre‐Columbian settlement at Anse à la Gourde, Guadeloupe, Northeastern Caribbean
The authors present a reconstruction of precipitation, seasonality, and vegetation cover over the period from 200 cal yr B.C. to 1600 cal yr A.D. for the archaeological site of Anse à la Gourde, Guadeloupe, based on the oxygen and carbon isotope composition of accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) 14 C‐dated aragonitic shells of the landsnail Bulimulus guadaloupensis. The results show that the Late Cedrosan Saladoid population ( ̃400–800 cal yr A.D…
Radiocarbon Dates from the Jewish Catacombs of Rome
This paper reports on the first chronological assessment of the Jewish Catacombs of the ancient Rome performed by accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) dating of small-size charcoal fragments scattered in the mortar used for sealing off the graves in the Villa Torlonia Catacomb complex. The significance of the obtained 14 C readings has been carefully evaluated by taking into consideration the known technologies of quicklime production during Roman…
Corrected Calibration of the Radiocarbon Time Scale, 3904–3203 Cal BC
Since our publication of the high-precision calibration curve for the larger part of the 4th millennium BC (de Jong, Becker & Mook, 1986), we found that the dendrochronologic scale (cal bc) needs a correction of 26 years. Instead of using the zero-point of the Niederwill chronology (4039 bc) which was floating at the time, our dendrochronologic scale was erroneously based on the zero-point of the Hohenheim master chronology, which, in its 1986 st…
Contamination and Fractionation Effects in AMS-Measured 14 C/ 12 C and 13 C/ 12 C Ratios of Small Samples
In AMS measurements on small ( m 400 μg) carbon samples, an m -dependence has been noted for the 14 C/ 12 C and 13 C/ 12 C ratios that is due to the combined effect of contamination and fractionation. A simple formalism is presented to describe the phenomena and to correct measurements on unknowns for their effect
Dating Precolumbian Museum Objects
We have radiocarbon dated some Precolumbian artifacts. We have used both conventional beta counting and AMS to date textiles, bamboo from weaving looms, a feather carpet and straw from a clay mask. We discuss the particular problems in sample pretreatment
Dating of the Upper Pleistocene Lithic Industry of Sardinia
During an excavation of 1986 and 1987, a joint team from Utrecht, Siena and the Soprintendenza di Sassari e Nuoro, found a pre-Neolithic lithic industry in Corbeddu Cave, Oliena, Sardinia, which was dated to 8000–17,000 bp. The artifact typology is different from that of the mainland of the same period. The lithic and bone artifacts suggest an endemic isolated economy of the Upper Pleistocene in Sardinia
Radiocarbon Dates from the Catacombs of St. Callixtus in Rome
This paper reports the first chronological assessment of the Christian catacombs of Rome by radiocarbon dating. The organic materials dated were found in a set of burial rooms in the so-called Liberian region of the catacombs of St. Callixtus on the Appian Way. 14 C dating of small samples by accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) represents a major advance over traditional archaeological dating methods used in catacomb archaeology; however, AMS 14 …
Dating of the Upper Pleistocene Lithic Industry of Sardinia
During an excavation of 1986 and 1987, a joint team from Utrecht, Siena and the Soprintendenza di Sassari e Nuoro, found a pre-Neolithic lithic industry in Corbeddu Cave, Oliena, Sardinia, which was dated to 8000–17,000 bp. The artifact typology is different from that of the mainland of the same period. The lithic and bone artifacts suggest an endemic isolated economy of the Upper Pleistocene in Sardinia
Corrected Calibration of the Radiocarbon Time Scale, 3904–3203 Cal BC
Since our publication of the high-precision calibration curve for the larger part of the 4th millennium BC (de Jong, Becker & Mook, 1986), we found that the dendrochronologic scale (cal bc) needs a correction of 26 years. Instead of using the zero-point of the Niederwill chronology (4039 bc) which was floating at the time, our dendrochronologic scale was erroneously based on the zero-point of the Hohenheim master chronology, which, in its 1986 st…
Dating Precolumbian Museum Objects
We have radiocarbon dated some Precolumbian artifacts. We have used both conventional beta counting and AMS to date textiles, bamboo from weaving looms, a feather carpet and straw from a clay mask. We discuss the particular problems in sample pretreatment
Radiocarbon Dating of Lime Fractions and Organic Material from Buildings
We have dated carbonate fractions and organic material from different types of mortar from two sites in Belgium. We demonstrate the difficulties in obtaining good dates from carbonate samples. We also discuss the need for new types of dating material when the mortar comes from contaminated and disturbed sites, where even charcoal can yield aberrant results
Accurate Dating of Organic Deposits by AMS 14 C Measurement of Macrofossils
We made a comparative study of AMS 14 C ages of organic deposits (minerotrophic peats and gyttjas) and macrofossils in order to evaluate the magnitude of a number of sources of error that may be present in bulk sediment samples. The consistency of 14 C ages found for coexisting macrofossils suggests that they are unlikely to record disturbances. Some of our gyttja samples yielded an age 0.2–0.6 ka 14 C years too old due to hardwater effect. We al…
Contamination and Fractionation Effects in AMS-Measured 14 C/ 12 C and 13 C/ 12 C Ratios of Small Samples
In AMS measurements on small ( m 400 μg) carbon samples, an m -dependence has been noted for the 14 C/ 12 C and 13 C/ 12 C ratios that is due to the combined effect of contamination and fractionation. A simple formalism is presented to describe the phenomena and to correct measurements on unknowns for their effect
Radiocarbon Dates from the Jewish Catacombs of Rome
This paper reports on the first chronological assessment of the Jewish Catacombs of the ancient Rome performed by accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) dating of small-size charcoal fragments scattered in the mortar used for sealing off the graves in the Villa Torlonia Catacomb complex. The significance of the obtained 14 C readings has been carefully evaluated by taking into consideration the known technologies of quicklime production during Roman…
Late Holocene Environmental Reconstruction of St. Michiel Saline Lagoon, Curaçao (Dutch Antilles)
Two sediment cores collected from the saline lagoon St. Michiel on Curaçao (Dutch Antilles) preserve a ~5000-yr record of environmental change. Investigation of radiocarbon-dated sections by accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) is based on faunal assemblage analyses, sediment mineralogy, and the interpretation of sedimentary facies. The cores recovered from different parts of the lagoon demonstrate different development. Initially, in the proximal…
Radiocarbon Dates from the Catacombs of St. Callixtus in Rome
This paper reports the first chronological assessment of the Christian catacombs of Rome by radiocarbon dating. The organic materials dated were found in a set of burial rooms in the so-called Liberian region of the catacombs of St. Callixtus on the Appian Way. 14 C dating of small samples by accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) represents a major advance over traditional archaeological dating methods used in catacomb archaeology; however, AMS 14 …
Climate and pre‐Columbian settlement at Anse à la Gourde, Guadeloupe, Northeastern Caribbean
The authors present a reconstruction of precipitation, seasonality, and vegetation cover over the period from 200 cal yr B.C. to 1600 cal yr A.D. for the archaeological site of Anse à la Gourde, Guadeloupe, based on the oxygen and carbon isotope composition of accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) 14 C‐dated aragonitic shells of the landsnail Bulimulus guadaloupensis. The results show that the Late Cedrosan Saladoid population ( ̃400–800 cal yr A.D…
Radiocarbon Dating of Several Ancient Jewish Oil Lamps from Rome
In this paper, we discuss how the radiocarbon dating of soot on oil lamps can help determine the chronology of the Jewish catacombs of Rome. We also explore the ramifications of our work for the typological study of Roman period terracotta lamps
Further Radiocarbon Dates from the Catacombs of St. Callixtus in Rome
This paper reports a further chronological assessment of the Christian catacombs of Rome by radiocarbon-dated organic materials in the so-called Liberian region of the catacombs of St. Callixtus on the Appian Way. 14 C dates of various types of organic material are discussed and related to ages derived from numismatic evidence and epigraphic remains. The results show that this area of the catacombs of St. Callixtus is older than assumed by previo…
Radiocarbon dating (11 works) · Geology (10 works) · Archaeology (9 works) · Paleontology (9 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (8 works) · Geography (6 works) · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History (4 works) · Archaeology and Historical Studies (4 works) · History (4 works) · Accelerator mass spectrometry (3 works)