Radiocarbon Dating of Single Compounds Isolated from Pottery Cooking Vessel Residues
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9241925 |
|---|---|
| Authors | A W Stott, R Berstan, P Evershed, R E M Hedges, Christopher B Ramsey (0000-0002-8641-9309), M J Humm |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 2A |
| Pages | 191-197 |
| Publication date | 2001-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Radiocarbon (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-8222 • E-ISSN: 1945-5755 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0033822200038005 |
| OpenAlex | W1520587017 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 24 |
| References cited | 8 |
We have developed and demonstrated a practical methodology for dating specific compounds (and octade-canoic or stearic acid—C 18:0 —in particular) from the lipid material surviving in archaeological cooking pots. Such compounds may be extracted from about 10 g of cooking potsherd, and, after derivatization, can be purified by gas chromatography. To obtain sufficient material for precise dating repetitive, accumulating, GC separation is necessary. Throughout the 6000-year period studied, and over a variety of site environments within England, dates on C 18:0 show no apparent systematic error, but do have a greater variability than can be explained by the errors due to the separation chemistry and measurement process alone. This variability is as yet unexplained. Dates on C 16:0 show greater variability and a systematic error of approximately 100-150 years too young, and it is possible that this is due to contamination from the burial environment. Further work should clarify this
Absolute dating · Archaeology · Biology · Chromatography · Contamination · Derivatization · Gas chromatography · Geography · High-performance liquid chromatography · Mineralogy · Pottery · Radiocarbon dating · Statistics · Stearic acid · Systematic error · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Chemistry · Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis · Environmental Science · Isotope Analysis in Ecology · Mathematics · Ecology · Environmental Chemistry · Geology · Organic Chemistry
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| Unique citing works | 24 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,96 |
| Citation span | 2001 - 2026 (26) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 21 |