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British Museum Natural Radiocarbon Measurements I

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2016

H. Barker
Affiliation:
Research Laboratory, British Museum, London W.C.I.
C. J. Mackey
Affiliation:
Research Laboratory, British Museum, London W.C.I.
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The first series of radiocarbon dating measurements made at the British Museum Research Laboratory are reported in the following list. The report covers a period during which two instances of radioactive contamination occurred to interrupt dating work, and is consequently a short one.

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