New Uses for Old Laboratory Techniques

Dados Bibliográficos

ID4587435
AutoresJason A Rech (0009-0002-2107-7632, autor correspondente)
Ano2004
Volume67
Fascículo4
Páginas212-219
Data de publicação2004-12-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoNear Eastern Archaeology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1094-2076 • E-ISSN: 1557-5594
EditoraUniversity of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2307/4132388
OpenAlexW2321084356
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas6
Referências citadas4

Mortar and plaster were used extensively in the ancient Near East to construct floors, walls, roads, aqueducts and even to create art. As a result, these materials are virtually ubiquitous in archaeological excavations today. Imagine, therefore, how important it would be for dating ancient sites if we could accurately determine the age of mortar or plaster using modern techniques. This is exactly what many scientists who work with radiocarbon dating have been trying to do for the last thirty years, with different levels of success. Recently, however, the author and his colleagues have made significant progress at radiocarbon dating plaster from Siloam's Tunnel in Jerusalem and at Khirbet Qana in the Lower Galilee

Archaeology · Excavation · Mortar · Radiocarbon dating · Archaeological Research and Protection · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Archaeology and Historical Studies · History · Geology