Radiocarbon Fluctuations During the Third Millennium BC
- 1 January 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Radiocarbon
- Vol. 28 (2B) , 935-938
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0033822200060203
Abstract
Precision14C analyses have been performed on samples comprising 1 to 4 annual rings from the south-central European dendrochronologic sequence of sub-fossil oak wood covering the period 1930 to 3100 bc. Apart from a major deviation in the 29th century bc, the14C fluctuations have amplitudes of ca 10‰ and a possible periodicity of 90 years. A14C peak at 2190 bc has a rise- and decay-time of 14C. The14C calibration curve derived from these data can be used for precise dating of the Early Bronze Age in the Near East.Keywords
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