Bristlecone Pine and Ancient Egypt
A Re‐appraisal
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8353256 |
|---|---|
| Authors | R M Clark (Monash University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1978 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 5-17 |
| Publication date | 1978-02-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Archaeometry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-813X • E-ISSN: 1475-4754 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1475-4754.1978.tb00207.x |
| OpenAlex | W1985533107 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 20 |
Previous comparisons of the radiocarbon dates of tree‐ring‐dated bristlecone pine samples and historicallydated samples from Egyptian archaeological sites have led to conflicting conclusions regarding the validity of the bristlecone pine calibration of radiocarbon dates. However, the new statistical analysis presented in this paper shows that the bristlecone pine calibration of the radiocarbon time‐scale is not incompatible with the given Egyptian historical chronology in the period 3000–300 B.C. (calendar years). This analysis is the first to allow for possible additional variability in the radiocarbon dates of short‐lived samples (due to short‐term fluctuations in the atmospheric carbon‐14 level), and to examine the effect on the analysis of any changes in the precision ascribed to the historical dates of the samples. Furthermore, the paper examines the reasons for the conflicting conclusions obtained in previous analyses, and uses the differences in the paired radiocarbon dates on the Egyptian samples to investigate the overall repeatability of these radiocarbon measurements
Absolute dating · Archaeology · Art · Chronology · Dendrochronology · Geography · Period (music) · Physical geography · Pinus · Radiocarbon dating · Repeatability · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Chemistry · Geology
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Radiocarbon
| Citations per year | 0.07 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1980 - 2022 (43) |
| Highly cited | No |