An Improved Method for Radiocarbon Dating Fossil Bones

An Improved Method for Radiocarbon Dating Fossil Bones

We demonstrate here that the use of either the acid-alkali or Longin method alone does not fully extract contaminants from bone-collagen fractions. We present our methods and results of extracting bone collagen that involve successive use of both of these methods.

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Veröffentlicht in:Radiocarbon 1993, Vol.35 (3), p.387-391
Hauptverfasser: Arslanov, Kh. A., Svezhentsev, Yu. S.
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Sprache:eng
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Methodological Studies
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Zusammenfassung:We demonstrate here that the use of either the acid-alkali or Longin method alone does not fully extract contaminants from bone-collagen fractions. We present our methods and results of extracting bone collagen that involve successive use of both of these methods.
ISSN:0033-8222
1945-5755
DOI:10.1017/S0033822200060392