AMS, Radiocarbon dating, charcoal (Other Keyword)
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Site LA 180543 is located south of Brantley Lake and northwest of Carlsbad in Eddy County, New Mexico. A charcoal fragment collected from a small basin-shaped simple feature containing burned limestone was submitted for AMS radiocarbon dating. Three additional sediment samples from the feature were submitted for phytolith and macrofloral analysis.
Why Not Grab That Big, Juicy Piece of Charcoal for Dating? (2009)
Traditionally, archaeologists have preferentially selected point-provenienced, large pieces of charcoal for radiocarbon dating. Examining post-depositional processes affecting charcoal suggests that these items are usually remnants of inner portions of much larger pieces of fuel wood that were burned in a feature. Radiocarbon dates on heartwood and later wood are potentially hundreds of years different, resulting in an age determination that has little to do with the use of the feature. ...