Archaeology: Progress and pitfalls in radiocarbon dating

Chris S. M. Turney; Richard G. Roberts; Zenobia Jacobs

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Archaeology: Progress and pitfalls in radiocarbon dating

Chris S. M. Turney^*
, Richard G. Roberts
, Zenobia Jacobs

^*Corresponding author for this work

School of Engineering & Physical Sciences

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Arising from: P. Mellars Nature 439, 931–935 (2006); Mellars replies

The review by Mellars1 provides an archaeological perspective on some of the latest developments in radiocarbon dating of bone. However, his presentation, calibration and interpretation of radiocarbon ages are misleading in some cases, and important technical advances in the pretreatment of other sample types that have increased dating accuracy have been overlooked. These considerations may undermine the conclusions drawn about past human dispersals.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	E3
Number of pages	1
Journal	Nature
Volume	443
Issue number	7108
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/nature05214
Publication status	Published - 14 Sept 2006

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