Assessing the effectiveness of XAD-2 resin as pre-treatment method for AMS 14C dating

Summary

The ability to generate accurate and reliable radiocarbon dates for bone is of great importance in archaeology. Radiocarbon measurements are routinely performed on hydrolyzed bone extract, which may contain exogenous organic matter. The presence of exogenous organic matter may then affect the accuracy of the estimated radiocarbon dates. Several pre-treatment methods have been previously developed to minimize contamination from exogenous sources of organic carbon. Here, we assess the effectiveness of one of these methods, the chemical purification of collagen by XAD resin.

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• Society for American Archaeology 81st Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL (2016)

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