Bomb-Pulse Dating of Human Material
Modeling the Influence of Diet
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9244026 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elisavet Georgiadou, Kristina Stenström (0000-0002-8423-6218) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 800-807 |
| Publication date | 2010-01-01 |
| 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/s0033822200045811 |
| OpenAlex | W2104500829 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 22 |
The atmospheric testing of nuclear weapons during the 1950s and early 1960s produced large amounts of radiocarbon. This 14 C bomb pulse provides useful age information in numerous scientific fields, e.g. in geosciences and environmental sciences. Bomb-pulse dating can also be used to date human material (e.g. in forensics and medical science). Bomb-pulse dating relies on precise measurements of the declining 14 C concentration in atmospheric carbon dioxide collected at clean-air sites. However, local variations in the 14 C specific activity of air and foodstuffs occur, which are caused by natural processes as well as by various human activities. As 14 C enters the human body mainly through the diet, variations of 14 C concentration in foodstuffs need to be considered. The marine component of the diet is believed to be of particular importance due to the non-equilibrium in 14 C specific activity between the atmosphere and aquatic reservoirs during the bomb pulse. This article reviews the 14 C concentration in marine foodstuffs during the bomb-pulse era, and models how the marine component in one's diet can affect the precision of bomb-pulse dating of human material
Accelerator mass spectrometry · Atmospheric sciences · Biology · Carbon dioxide · Carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere · Geography · Meteorology · Nuclear explosion · Nuclear physics · Nuclear weapon · Physical geography · Physics · Radiocarbon dating · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Chemistry · Environmental Science · Isotope Analysis in Ecology · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies · Ecology · Environmental Chemistry · Geology · Paleontology
| Citations per year | 0.31 |
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| Citation span | 2013 - 2020 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |