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Radiocarbon Dating of Lime Fractions and Organic Material from Buildings

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2016

Mark J. Y. Van Strydonck ,
Klaas Van Der Borg ,
Arie F. M. de Jong  and
Eduard Keppens
Mark J. Y. Van Strydonck
Affiliation:
Royal Institute of Cultural Heritage, Jubelpark 1, 1040-Brussels, Belgium
Klaas Van Der Borg
Affiliation:
State University Utrecht, Princetonplein 5, 3508 TA Utrecht, The Netherlands
Arie F. M. de Jong
Affiliation:
State University Utrecht, Princetonplein 5, 3508 TA Utrecht, The Netherlands
Eduard Keppens
Affiliation:
Departments of Geochronology and of Applied Geology, Vrije Universiteit, Pleinlaan, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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Abstract

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We have dated carbonate fractions and organic material from different types of mortar from two sites in Belgium. We demonstrate the difficulties in obtaining good dates from carbonate samples. We also discuss the need for new types of dating material when the mortar comes from contaminated and disturbed sites, where even charcoal can yield aberrant results.

Type
V. Archaeological Applications
Information
Radiocarbon , Volume 34 , Issue 3: Proceedings of the 14th International Radiocarbon Conference , 1992 , pp. 873 - 879
Copyright
Copyright © The American Journal of Science 

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