The IntCal20 Northern Hemisphere Radiocarbon Age Calibration Curve (0–55 cal kBP)
Queen's University Belfast · University of St Andrews · +42 more institutions
Abstract
ABSTRACT Radiocarbon ( 14 C) ages cannot provide absolutely dated chronologies for archaeological or paleoenvironmental studies directly but must be converted to calendar age equivalents using a calibration curve compensating for fluctuations in atmospheric 14 C concentration. Although calibration curves are constructed from independently dated archives, they invariably require revision as new data become available and our understanding of the Earth system improves. In this volume the international 14 C calibration curves for both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, as well as for the ocean surface layer, have been updated to include a wealth of new data and extended to 55,000 cal BP. Based on tree rings,…
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- References
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Authors
42- PRPaula ReimerCorresponding
Queen's University Belfast
- WEWilliam E. N. Austin
University of St Andrews, Scottish Association For Marine Science
- ÉBÉdouard Bard
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Collège de France, Aix-Marseille Université, Centre de Recherche et d’Enseignement de Géosciences de l’Environnement, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
- ABAlex Bayliss
Historic England
- PGPaul G. Blackwell
University of Sheffield
Topics & keywords
- Radiocarbon dating
- Northern Hemisphere
- Southern Hemisphere
- Geology
- Calibration
- Absolute dating
- Calibration curve
- Geochronology
- Life below water
Funding
- NSNational Science FoundationAwards: 1702816, NSFC 41731174
- AUAix-Marseille Université
- WVWest Virginia University
- URUK Research and Innovation
- EEquipex
- LTLeverhulme TrustAward: RF-2019-140\9
- SRSight Research UKAwards: NE/H007865/1, NRCF010002, NE/M004619/1, NE/E018807/1, NE/S011854/1
- UOUniversity of Cambridge
- ECEuropean CommissionAwards: 803147, 2020.
- QUQueen's University Belfast
- ANAgence Nationale de la Recherche
- RGRijksuniversiteit Groningen
- NNNational Natural Science Foundation of ChinaAwards: 2019-140, 41888101 and, 1702816, NSFC 41731174, NSFC 41888101, 41731174, 41888101
- BFBundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung
- CAChinese Academy of SciencesAward: 41888101
- QUQueen's University
- JGJohannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
- KOKnut och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse
- VVetenskapsrådet
- FUFukushima University
- UIUniversität Innsbruck
- AUAvignon Université
- NENatural Environment Research CouncilAwards: 41888101, NRCF010002, NE/E018807/1, NE/M004619/1, NE/H007865/1, NE/M004619/1, NE/S011854/1
- ARAustralian Research CouncilAwards: FL100100195, DP170104665
- RARussian Academy of Sciences