Dating Anomalies in the Archaeology of the 7th Century BC
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9243742 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert M Porter (0000-0002-2764-6747), Robert Porter (0000-0002-8732-7705), Robert H Porter (0009-0005-0389-1296), Michael W Dee (0000-0002-3116-453X) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 1371-1376 |
| Publication date | 2013-01-01 |
| 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/s0033822200048293 |
| OpenAlex | W2025218451, W4240444149 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 10 |
Two recently published sets of radiocarbon dates, one from Mesopotamia and one from Anatolia, gave anomalous results. On the basis of historical analysis, both sets were expected to date to the 7th century BC. However, the 14 C results were more than a century older than this. We tested samples from an Egyptian mummy, also historically dated to the 7th century BC, to see if such discrepancies were more widespread at this time. We did not find evidence of such a problem, but the results do provide insights into the reuse of old wood in ancient Egyptian coffins. We include publication of an earlier set of dates from the same mummy and coffin set
Absolute dating · Ancient history · Archaeology · Coffin · Mesopotamia · Radiocarbon dating · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History · Paleopathology and ancient diseases · Geology · Paleontology
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| Citations per year | 0.2 |
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| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |