Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10499046 | Journal of Archaeological Science | 2013 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
⺠Radiocarbon dating of a cremated human bone is compared with the precise dendrochronological age of an associated oak coffin. ⺠The cremated bone shows an age discrepancy of 73 ± 26 14C years older than the dendrochronological age. ⺠The age discrepancy is best accounted for by the so called 'old wood' effect from the wood used in the cremation pyre.
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Authors
Jesper Olsen, Jan Heinemeier, Karen Margrethe Hornstrup, Pia Bennike, Henrik Thrane,