Preparation and Dating of Mortar Samples—Mortar Dating Inter-Comparison Study (MODIS)

Irka Hajdas, Alf Lindroos, Jan Heinemeier, Åsa Ringbom, Fabio Marzaioli, Filippo Terrasi, Isabella Passariello, Manuela Capano, Gilberto Artioli, Anna Addis, Michele Secco, Danuta Michalska, Justyna Czernik, Tomasz Goslar, Roald Hayen, Mark Van Strydonck, Laurent Fontaine, Mathieu Boudin, Francesco Maspero, Laura PanzeriAnna Galli, Petra Urbanová, Pierre Guibert

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    Abstract

    Seven radiocarbon laboratories: Åbo/Aarhus, CIRCE, CIRCe, ETHZ, Poznań, RICH, and Milano-Bicocca performed separation of carbonaceous fractions suitable for 14C dating of four mortar samples selected for the MOrtar Dating Inter-comparison Study (MODIS). In addition, optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) analyses were completed by Milano-Bicocca and IRAMAT-CRP2A Bordeaux. Each laboratory performed separation according to laboratory protocol. Results of this first intercomparison show that even though consistent 14C ages were obtained by different laboratories, two mortars yielded ages different than expected from the archaeological context.

    Original languageUndefined/Unknown
    Pages (from-to)1845–1858
    JournalRadiocarbon
    Volume59
    Issue number6
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2017
    MoE publication typeA1 Journal article-refereed

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