Posts Tagged ‘Radiocarbon Dating’

WFS News: Collagen Fingerprinting: A New Screening Technique for Radiocarbon Dating Ancient Bone

@WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev Collagen Fingerprinting: A New Screening Technique for Radiocarbon Dating Ancient Bone Citation: Harvey VL, Egerton VM, Chamberlain AT, Manning PL, Buckley M (2016) Collagen Fingerprinting: A New Screening Technique for Radiocarbon Dating Ancient Bone. PLoS ONE 11(3): e0150650. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0150650 Editor: Siân E. Halcrow, University of Otago, NEW ZEALAND Collagen is […]

Radiocarbon Dating may Inaccurate Due To Fossil Fuel Emissions

Fossil fuel emissions could soon start to cause headaches for archaeologists and paleontologists using radiocarbon dating to study artifacts. New research suggests the release of carbon-based gases into the atmosphere by vehicles and factories could alter radiocarbon measurements of ancient material. Radiocarbon dating measures levels of carbon-14, a naturally radioactive form of the atom. This […]

‘Time-Capsule’ Japanese Lake Sediment Advances Radiocarbon Dating for Older Objects

A new series of radiocarbon measurements from Japan’s Lake Suigetsu will give scientists a more accurate benchmark for dating materials, especially for older objects, according to a research team that included Oxford University’s Radiocarbon Accelerator Unit.  The research team extracted cores of beautifully preserved layers of sediment, containing organic material (such as tree leaf and […]