scholarly journals Radiocarbon Age Anomalies in Pre- and Post-Bomb Land Snails from the Coastal Mediterranean Basin

Radiocarbon ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 817-826 ◽  
Author(s):  
G Quarta ◽  
L Romaniello ◽  
M D'Elia ◽  
G Mastronuzzi ◽  
L Calcagnile
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Stable Isotopes ◽  
Accelerator Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Mediterranean Basin ◽  
Southern Italy ◽  
Land Snails ◽  
Carbon Stable Isotopes ◽  
Radiocarbon Age ◽  
Theba Pisana ◽  
Shell Carbonate

The shell carbonate of pre- and post-bomb samples of 2 species of terrestrial gastropods (Theba pisana and Cernuella virgata) sampled along the coast of Apulia, southern Italy, were dated using accelerator mass spectrometry and carbon stable isotopes were analyzed. The analyses show, for both species, significant anomalies in the radiocarbon age due to the possible presence of a 14C-depleted source of carbon in the formation of the shell aragonite. The magnitude of the age anomaly was quantified in the studied area to ∼1000 14C yr.

Identifying the 993–994 CE Miyake Event in the Oldest Dated Living Tree in Europe

Radiocarbon ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 61 (5) ◽  
pp. 1317-1325 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gianluca Quarta ◽  
Alfredo Di Filippo ◽  
Lucio Calcagnile ◽  
Marisa D’Elia ◽  
Franco Biondi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
High Resolution ◽  
Accelerator Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Mediterranean Basin ◽  
Southern Italy ◽  
Living Tree ◽  
Cross Dating ◽  
First Time ◽  
The Mediterranean Basin ◽  
Tree Stem

ABSTRACTCombined dendrochronology and accelerator mass spectrometry radiocarbon (AMS 14C) dating analyses were used in order to date an old living tree named Italus, growing in the Pollino massif in Southern Italy. Wiggle match AMS 14C dating analysis was performed on a 320-yr-long floating chronology obtained by cross-dating four wood cores extracted from the exposed roots of the tree. Following this approach, an age for the tree of ≈1230 yr was estimated. This age makes Italus the oldest living tree in Europe. High-resolution 14C dating analyses performed on single rings extracted from the tree stem allowed us to identify the 993–994 CE large excursion in atmospheric 14C concentration (Miyake event) revealing for the first time its presence in the Mediterranean basin.

14C age anomalies in modern land snails shell carbonate from Southern Italy

2008 ◽  
Vol 3 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 68-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lea Romaniello ◽  
Gianluca Quarta ◽  
Giuseppe Mastronuzzi ◽  
Marisa D’Elia ◽  
Lucio Calcagnile
Keyword(s):  
Southern Italy ◽  
Land Snails ◽  
14C Age ◽  
Shell Carbonate

scholarly journals Determination of the Radiocarbon Age of Parchment of the Vinland Map

Radiocarbon ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
D J Donahue ◽  
J S Olin ◽  
G Harbottle
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Atlantic Ocean ◽  
Confidence Level ◽  
Accelerator Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Yale University ◽  
Rare Book ◽  
Radiocarbon Age ◽  
The One ◽  
Age Range

The Vinland Map, drawn on a 27.8 × 41.0 cm parchment bifolium, is housed in the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University. In the northwest Atlantic Ocean, it shows “the Island of Vinland, discovered by Bjarni and Leif in company.” Skelton, Marston, and Painter (Skelton et al. 1965, 1995) firmly argued the map's authenticity, associating it with the Council of Basle (AD 1431–1449), that is, half a century before Columbus's voyage. Nevertheless, vigorous scholarly questioning of the map's authenticity has persisted (Washburn 1966; McCrone 1974; Olin and Towe 1976; Cahill et al. 1987; McCrone 1988; Towe 1990). We have determined the precise radiocarbon age of the map's parchment by accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS). The one-sigma calibrated calendrical date range is AD 1434 ± 11 years: the 95% confidence level age range is AD 1411–1468.

scholarly journals New 14C Dates for the Early Natufian of El-Wad Terrace, Mount Carmel, Israel

Radiocarbon ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 54 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 813-822 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mina Weinstein-Evron ◽  
Reuven Yeshurun ◽  
Daniel Kaufman ◽  
Eileen Eckmeier ◽  
Elisabetta Boaretto
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Accelerator Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Southern Levant ◽  
Radiocarbon Age ◽  
Cultural Affiliation ◽  
The Core ◽  
Integral Role ◽  
First Results ◽  
Age Determinations ◽  
Good Agreement

The Natufian culture of the southern Levant played an integral role in the transition from simple huntergatherers to food-producing societies of the Neolithic, but the major Natufian hamlets are currently poorly dated. Moreover, none of these complex, continuously occupied base camps have delivered an adequate number of dates to enable an in-depth delineation of intra-Natufian developments. This paper presents the first results of our dating program at el-Wad terrace, Mount Carmel (Israel), one of the major Natufian hamlets of the “core area” of this culture. Thirteen accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) radiocarbon age determinations were obtained from 46 bone (both ungulate and human) and charcoal samples, originating in Early Natufian living surfaces, dwellings, and burials. The obtained dates are largely in agreement with the cultural affiliation of the samples (13–15 kyr cal BP). Two series of dates from different locations show good agreement with the stratigraphy. The ages of the burials clearly point to their being younger than the living surfaces seemingly associated with them. Presently, no burials may be linked with the major architectural phase of Early Natufian el-Wad. Our ongoing dating program and the processing of additional samples from refined contexts will help shed important light on the initial phases of the Natufian culture, habitation duration, intensity, and continuity, as well as the relationships between site features and stratigraphy.

The Copper Age Mound Necropolis in Salve, Lecce, Italy: Radiocarbon Dating Results on Charcoals, Bones, Cremated Bones, and Pottery

Radiocarbon ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 56 (3) ◽  
pp. 949-957 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gianluca Quarta ◽  
Ida Tiberi ◽  
Marco Rossi ◽  
Giorgia Aprile ◽  
Eugenia Braione ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Accelerator Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Radiocarbon Dating ◽  
Southern Italy ◽  
Copper Age ◽  
Organic Residues ◽  
Ams Radiocarbon Dating ◽  
Funeral Practices ◽  
Pottery Sherds

Archaeological surface surveys carried out near Salve in southern Italy led to the identification of about 90 stone mounds spread over an area of about 100 ha. Systematic archaeological investigations allowed to identify the mounds as funeral structures with some having megalithic features. In the necropolis, both the inhumation and cremation rituals are evident, in some cases within the same mound. This article presents the results of an accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) radiocarbon dating campaign carried out on different kinds of samples recovered from several structures: unburned and cremated bones, charcoals, and organic residues extracted from pottery sherds. The results allowed to assess the chronology of the site and to shed new light on the different funeral practices in Copper Age southern Italy.

scholarly journals Radiocarbon dating of ancient Japanese calligraphy sheets and the discovery of 45 letters of a lost manuscript

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 331-334
Author(s):  
H. Oda ◽  
H. Yasu ◽  
K. Ikeda ◽  
M. Sakamoto ◽  
Y. Yoshizawa
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Accelerator Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Tang Dynasty ◽  
Radiocarbon Dating ◽  
Ninth Century ◽  
The Other ◽  
Paper Sheet ◽  
Radiocarbon Age ◽  
Buddhist Scripture ◽  
The Tang Dynasty

Abstract The Miidera-gire is an ancient paper sheet with different, elegant calligraphy on both sides. One side contains a part of a Buddhist scripture from around the ninth to the twelfth century and written in cursive hand, while the other side contains a part of Monzen (an anthology of Chinese literary works). The paleographical style of this Monzen seems to be older than that of the Buddhist scripture and is similar to some Chinese manuscripts written in the Tang Dynasty (AD 618–907). However, amid these elegant calligraphic writings, there exist many copies and counterfeits that were written several centuries later. We, therefore, measured the radiocarbon age of the Miidera-gire by using accelerator mass spectrometry. The calibrated radiocarbon age indicated 666–776 [cal AD] (2σ error), thus leading to the conclusion that the Monzen was first written on the obverse side, and long afterwards, the Buddhist scripture was written on the reverse side. Since only a few incomplete books of Monzen were written before the ninth century, this calligraphy is one of the oldest of the existing Monzen manuscripts.

scholarly journals The Lebyazhinka Burial Ground (Middle Volga Region, Russia): New 14C Dates and the Reservoir Effect

Radiocarbon ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
pp. 681-690 ◽  
Author(s):  
N I Shishlina ◽  
J van der Plicht ◽  
M A Turetsky
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Stable Isotopes ◽  
Accelerator Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Burial Ground ◽  
Volga River ◽  
Middle Volga Region ◽  
Reservoir Effect ◽  
River Region ◽  
Middle Volga ◽  
Freshwater Fauna

AbstractWe report new accelerator mass spectrometry radiocarbon (AMS 14C) dates of bones from humans, animals, and fish from grave 12 of the Lebyazhinka V Eneolithic burial ground in the middle Volga River region, Russia. Earlier conventional dates established a chronology. This has to be adjusted by new insights: the date has to be corrected for reservoir effects. For this purpose we redated bone from a human, and for herbivore and freshwater fauna from the same context, and included measurements of the stable isotopes δ13C and δ15N. The reservoir offset for the human appears to be about 700 14C yr.

scholarly journals Radiocarbon Age Anomalies in Shell Carbonate of Land Snails from Semi-Arid Areas

Radiocarbon ◽  
1987 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 159-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Glenn A Goodfriend
Keyword(s):  
Coastal Dune ◽  
Land Snails ◽  
Arid Areas ◽  
The West ◽  
Radiocarbon Dates ◽  
Radiocarbon Age ◽  
Climatic Regions ◽  
Shell Carbonate ◽  
Semi Arid ◽  
Ecological Differences

Radiocarbon age anomalies, resulting from ingestion of old carbonate, were measured in shell carbonate of live-collected snails from arid and semi-arid areas of Israel and the West Bank. The age anomalies were found to be similar to those in land snails from other climatic regions and averaged ca 1600 yr in Trochoidea seetzeni, 2200 yr in Sphincterochila spp, 800 yr in Levantina sp, and 1700 yr in coastal dune species. The differences are associated with ecological differences among taxa. The uncertainties of the age anomalies average several hundred years within each group. This renders radiocarbon dates of late Holecene snails relatively imprecise, whereas it has almost no effect on the age uncertainties of relatively old samples (ie, those with large errors of measurement). Procedures for correction for fractionation are discussed.

scholarly journals Application of 14C AMS Dating to the Chronology of Holocene Glacier Fluctuations in the High Arctic, With Special Reference to Leffert Glacier, Ellesmere Island, Canada

Radiocarbon ◽  
1989 ◽  
Vol 31 (03) ◽  
pp. 570-578 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weston Blake
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Accelerator Mass Spectrometry ◽  
High Arctic ◽  
Ellesmere Island ◽  
Present Position ◽  
Outlet Glacier ◽  
Radiocarbon Age ◽  
Ams Dating ◽  
Climatic Cooling ◽  
Age Determinations

A series of radiocarbon age determinations obtained by Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (AMS) shows that the front of Leffert Glacier, a major outlet glacier from the Prince of Wales Icefield, Ellesmere Island, was 18+ km behind (west of) its present position for a period of at least 1500 radiocarbon years. A subsequent readvance occurred close to 2000 radiocarbon years ago, as a consequence of the climatic cooling that followed the warm Hypsithermal Interval. A number of other glaciers in the region appear to have behaved in similar fashion.

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