University of Texas at Austin Radiocarbon Dates VII

This list reports C14 measurements made in dating projects completed in the year ending December, 1968, and some measurements for projects still in progress. Age calculations are based on C14 half-life of 5568 yr and a modern standard of 95% of NBS oxalic acid. Deviations reported are based on counting statistics of sample, background, and modern, and are ±1σ except that when sample count approaches either modern or background, 2σ limits are reported. The laboratory uses liquid scintillation counting of benzene, with Li2C2 and vanadium activated catalyst in preparation, as described in Texas IV (Radiocarbon, 1966, v. 8, p. 453–466) and earlier lists. Chemical yields average 85%.