How to date an archaeologist: Radiocarbon dating - Ep 27
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It’s time for the first episode of our Tea-break Time Travel training series, where we cover all of those essential theoretical and methodological backgrounds that every time traveller needs to have under their belt. This month, we’re kicking things off with one of the most popular archaeological dating methods: radiocarbon dating. But what exactly is radiocarbon dating? How do you do it? And why does it matter if people in the past left a lot of fish-bones behind? Tune in to find out!
Transcripts
- For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/teabreak/27
Links
- Nobel prize lecture from William Libby
- Detailed paper on the marine reservoir effect
- Case study demonstrating marine reservoir effect
- Detailed article on the history of radiocarbon dating
- Paper on radiocarbon dating
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