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Making the most of radiocarbon dating: some statistical considerations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

C. E. Buck ,
C. D. Litton  and
E. M. Scott
C. E. Buck
Affiliation:
Departments of Archaeology & Mathematics, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, England
C. D. Litton
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, England
E. M. Scott
Affiliation:
Department of Statistics, Mathematics Building, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QW, Scotland
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The revised radiocarbon calibration curve, published last year, extends back into the Pleistocene the radiocarbon determinations that can be converted to real calendar years. For determinations of any age, the right judgements and statistical considerations must be followed if the real information held in the determinations is to be found. Here is advice with some worked examples.

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Antiquity , Volume 68 , Issue 259 , June 1994 , pp. 252 - 263
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd. 1994

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