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THE BEGINNING AND EARLY YEARS OF RADIOCARBON DATING IN RUSSIA: LABORATORIES AND PERSONALITIES

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 August 2021

Yaroslav V Kuzmin Open the ORCID record for Yaroslav V Kuzmin [Opens in a new window] ,
Natalia D Burova ,
Elya P Zazovskaya Open the ORCID record for Elya P Zazovskaya [Opens in a new window] ,
Nataliya E Zaretskaya ,
Arkady B Savinetsky  and
Bulat F Khasanov
Yaroslav V Kuzmin*
Affiliation:
Sobolev Institute of Geology and Mineralogy, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk630090, Russia
Natalia D Burova
Affiliation:
Institute for the History of Material Culture, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg191186, Russia
Elya P Zazovskaya
Affiliation:
Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow119017, Russia
Nataliya E Zaretskaya
Affiliation:
Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow119017, Russia Geological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow119017, Russia
Arkady B Savinetsky
Affiliation:
Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow119071, Russia
Bulat F Khasanov
Affiliation:
Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow119071, Russia National Research University, Higher School of Economics, Moscow109028, Russia
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*Corresponding author. Emails: kuzmin@fulbrightmail.org; kuzmin_yv@igm.nsc.ru
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Abstract

We present an overview of the beginning and early years of radiocarbon dating in Russia. Achievements of several major scholars in this field from Leningrad (St. Petersburg), Moscow and Novosibirsk are briefly described. The existing and closed Russian laboratories are also mentioned.

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history of researchradiocarbon datingRussia
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Review Article
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Radiocarbon , Volume 64 , Issue 3: Seven Decades of Radiocarbon Dating: Remembering the Pioneers & Looking Towards the Future. Part 1 of 2 , June 2022 , pp. 589 - 605
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