Statistical Problems in Calibrating Radiocarbon Dates
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9241972 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Herold Dehling, Johannes Van Der Plicht (0000-0003-4298-7037) |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 239-244 |
| Publication date | 1993-01-01 |
| 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/s0033822200013928 |
| OpenAlex | W89785299 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
| References cited | 4 |
The transformation of radiocarbon years to calendar years (cal AD/BC) is not straightforward because of past variations in atmospheric 14 C content (de Vries 1958; Suess 1970). A calibration curve, y = f ( x ), transforms each dendrochronologically dated calendar age ( x ) to a 14 C date ( y ). By inverting this relationship, one can determine the calibrated calendar age of a given sample. In some time intervals, the calibration curve is problematic in that f ( x ) is not uniquely invertible (Fig. 1); even an exact measurement of y cannot be converted to a single calendar age (see examples in van der Plicht & Mook (1987))
Archaeology · Calibration · Calibration curve · Geochronology · Geodesy · Geography · Invertible matrix · Mineralogy · Physical geography · Physics · Radiocarbon dating · Statistics · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · Image Processing and 3D Reconstruction · Mathematics · Geology · Paleontology
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| Citations per year | 0.48 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1993 - 2020 (28) |
| Highly cited | No |