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Dating of the amino acid hydroxyproline from bone collagen has been shown to produce accurate and reliable radiocarbon dates. This article presents further application of the method demonstrating it can be used to obtain dates for both low-collagen and contaminated bones, extending the capability of 14C dating archaeological bone from conventional limits imposed by alternative pretreatment methods. The method therefore has the potential for significantly benefiting the accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) dating community in the 14C dating of archaeological bone. © 2013 by the Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of the University of Arizona.

Original publication

DOI

10.2458/azu_js_rc.55.16301

Type

Journal article

Journal

Radiocarbon

Publication Date

25/09/2013

Volume

55

Pages

698 - 708