Fischer, A. and Heinemeier, J. (2003). Freshwater reservoir effect in 14C dates of food residue on pottery. Radiocarbon 45 (3). Vol 45(3), pp. 449-466.
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Freshwater reservoir effect in 14C dates of food residue on pottery | ||||
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Radiocarbon 45 (3) | ||||
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Radiocarbon | ||||
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45 (3) | ||||
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449 - 466 | ||||
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Radiocarbon dates of food residue on pottery from northern European inland areas seem to be influenced significantly by the freshwater reservoir effect (``hardwater'' effect) stemming from fish and molluscs cooked in the pots. Bones of freshwater fish from Denmark are demonstrated to be 100 to 500 14C years older than their archaeological context. Likewise, food residues on cooking pots, seemingly used for the preparation of freshwater fish, are shown to have 14C age excesses of up to 300 years. The authors suggest that age excesses of similar or larger magnitude are involved in food residue dates from other periods and regions, and that since this effect cannot, so far, be quantified and corrected for, 14C dating of food residue, which may potentially include material from freshwater ecosystems, should be treated with reserve. | ||||
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2003 | ||||
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24 Feb 2005 |
