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The “Amsterdam Castle”: A Case Study of Wiggle Matching and the Proper Calibration Curve

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2016

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We have performed a high-precision 14C wiggle-matching study on two oak beams from the “Castle of Amsterdam”. These beams are also dated by dendrochronology. Our two dating methods can only be made consistent using the recommended calibration curve (1986) instead of the revised one (1993).

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