Abstract
We have applied the wiggle-matching high-precision radiocarbon dating technique to a log recovered from an Early Kofun Period site in western Japan. Using the decadal radiocarbon calibration curves of Stuiver & Becker (1986, Radiocarbon 28(2B), 863-910) on four sequential decades of rings, we determined the cutting date of AD 320 to a precision of +/- 5 years. Remarkably accurate determinations of cutting dates are possible by this method in the right combination of circumstances.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 475-479 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Archaeological Science |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - Jul 1994 |
Keywords
- wiggle matching
- decadal radiocarbon calibration curves
- liquid scintillation
- Kofun period
- Japan