Radiocarbon to Calendar Date Conversion
Calendrical Band Widths as a Function of Radiocarbon Precision
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9245966 |
|---|---|
| Authors | F G Mccormac, M G L Baillie |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 311-316 |
| 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/s0033822200064997 |
| OpenAlex | W285665044 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 7 |
Accurate high-precision 14 C dating ( i.e., ± 20 yr precision or less on the 14 C date) provides the narrowest calendrical band width and, hence, the best age range determination possible. However, because of the structure in the 14 C calibration curve, the calendar age range for a given 14 C precision is not constant throughout the calibration range. In this study, we quantify the calendar band widths for a range of 14 C precisions throughout the calibration range. We show that an estimate of the likely calendar band width in years can be obtained from the expression: Band width (yr) = 2.12 x 14 C precision (1 σ) + 54.6. We also show that calendar band widths are widest around 4000 BP at the start of the Bronze Age, and become narrow through the later Bronze Age and Iron Age and back into the Neolithic
Archaeology · Bronze Age · Calibration · Geodesy · Geography · Mineralogy · Radiocarbon dating · Statistics · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Materials Science · Mathematics · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies · Tree-ring climate responses · Geology · Paleontology
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| Citations per year | 0.13 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1995 - 2002 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |