Dating Pictographs with Radiocarbon
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9244199 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Wayne Ilger, Marian Hyman (0000-0001-9259-7649), John Southon (0000-0001-6168-6235), Marvin Rowe |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 299-310 |
| Publication date | 1995-01-01 |
| 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/s0033822200030770 |
| OpenAlex | W2300222529 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 24 |
We report here progress on our technique for 14 C dating pictographs. We use low-temperature oxygen plasmas coupled with high-vacuum techniques to selectively remove carbon-containing material in the paints without contamination from rock substrates or accretions. We dated >16 pictograph samples that generally agree with ages expected on the basis of archaeological inference. We have shown that carbonate and calcium oxalate decomposition does not occur during our procedure; little mass fractionation is produced. We also used the technique on samples of known 14 C activity. In each case our results agree with previously determined ages of archaeological charcoal samples. Two samples of the standard Third International Radiocarbon Intercomparison wood yielded ages in near accord with the accepted value. We used 14 C-free samples to establish that the method and apparatus do not have a significant live carbon background. Each of these determinations supports our conclusion that the technique has the potential of producing accurate and reliable ages. However, background organic material in the basal rocks and accretions can be troublesome, often completely negating the dates obtained
Absolute dating · Accelerator mass spectrometry · Archaeological science · Archaeology · Carbon fibers · Carbonate · Charcoal · Geography · Mineralogy · Radiocarbon dating · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Chemistry · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · Materials Science · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies · Geology · Paleontology
Origin of the Whewellite-Rich Rock Crust in the Lower Pecos Region of Southwest Texas and Its Significance to Paleoclimate Reconstructions
Investigating relationships between motif forms, techniques and rock surfaces in north Australian rock art
Strategies for 14 C Dating the Oxtotitlán Cave Paintings, Guerrero, Mexico
A paleoclimate reconstruction for southwestern Texas using oxalate residue from lichen as a paleoclimate proxy
How old is north Queensland's rock‐art? A review of the evidence, with new AMS determinations
Location, Location, Location
Pictographs at Hunters Shelter
The Source of Iron‐Oxide Pigments Used in Pecos River Style Rock Paints
Portable X ‐Ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy of Pictographs
Gc–ms Analysis of Lipids in Prehistoric Rock Paints and Associated Oxalate Coatings From the Lower Pecos Region, Texas
AMS Radiocarbon Dates for Charcoal from Three Missouri Pictographs and Their Associated Iconography
Capta and Data
Mass Spectrometric Radiocarbon Dates from Three Rock Paintings of Known Age
Dated Rock Paintings at Red Cliffs, Arizona
Indian rock art of the Southwest
Direct radiocarbon dates for prehistoric paintings at the Altamira, El Castillo and Niaux caves
Evidence of a 25,000‐year‐old pictograph in Northern Australia
Ancient DNA from Texas Pictographs
Radiocarbon dating and the “old wood” problem
Radiocarbon Dating of Fremont Anthropomorphic Rock Art in Glen Canyon, South-central Utah
Dating Tom Ketchum
Direct Radiocarbon Dating of Rock Art
University of Texas at Austin Radiocarbon Dates VI
University of Texas At Austin Radiocarbon Dates XI
Extended 14 C Data Base and Revised Calib 3.0 14 C Age Calibration Program
Toward a Definition of a Pictograph Style
The Red Linear Style Pictographs of the Lower Pecos River Region, Texas
Late Quaternary Bison Population Changes On The Southern Plains
Dating A Pictograph in The Pryor Mountains, Montana
Accelerator radiocarbon dating of plant-fibre binders in rock paintings from northeastern Australia
Accelerator radiocarbon dating of human blood proteins in pigments from Late Pleistocene art sites in Australia
Radiocarbon Dates on the All American Man Pictograph
Atlatls, Bows and Arrows, Pictographs, and the Pecos River Focus
Periods in Pecos Style Pictographs
| Unique citing works | 14 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,47 |
| Citation span | 1996 - 2017 (22) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |