Freshwater radiocarbon reservoir effects at the burial ground of Minino, northwest Russia
If ancient carbon is incorporated into lakes and rivers, it can be transferred along the foodchain where it can cause radiocarbon dates to appear erroneously old. This effect is known as the 14C freshwater reservoir effect (FRE), and causes particular problems when dating human remains. Several stud...
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ftanucanberra:oai:openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au:1885/74300 2024-01-14T10:09:29+01:00 Freshwater radiocarbon reservoir effects at the burial ground of Minino, northwest Russia Wood, Rachel Higham, Thomas F. G. Buzilhova, A. Suvorov, A. Heinemeier, J. Olsen, J. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/74300 https://doi.org/10.2458/azu_js_rc.v55i1.16448 https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/bitstream/1885/74300/5/Wood_R_2013_Freshwater_radiocarbon.pdf.jpg https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/bitstream/1885/74300/7/01_Wood_Freshwater_radiocarbon_2013.pdf.jpg unknown University of Arizona 0033-8222 http://hdl.handle.net/1885/74300 doi:10.2458/azu_js_rc.v55i1.16448 https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/bitstream/1885/74300/5/Wood_R_2013_Freshwater_radiocarbon.pdf.jpg https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/bitstream/1885/74300/7/01_Wood_Freshwater_radiocarbon_2013.pdf.jpg Radiocarbon Keywords: bone burial diagenesis chronology food chain Mesolithic Neolithic radiocarbon dating reservoir stable isotope tool use water resource Russian Federation Journal article ftanucanberra https://doi.org/10.2458/azu_js_rc.v55i1.16448 2023-12-15T09:35:37Z If ancient carbon is incorporated into lakes and rivers, it can be transferred along the foodchain where it can cause radiocarbon dates to appear erroneously old. This effect is known as the 14C freshwater reservoir effect (FRE), and causes particular problems when dating human remains. Several studies have attempted to use carbon and/or nitrogen stable isotopes to predict the size of the FRE, with mixed success. We have examined whether the FRE at the Mesolithic-Neolithic burial ground of Minino, northwest Russia, is correlated with these stable isotope systems. To assess the size of the FRE, 9 pairs of human bone and burial goods were dated, such as spears and pendants made of herbivore bone. In addition, further human and faunal bones were analyzed for carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes. Although these stable isotopes suggest that freshwater resources dominated the protein intake of those buried at Minino, no relationship between stable isotopes and the FRE was found. Instead, we found that the FRE was relatively consistent at 490 ± 80 14C yr. With caution, this can be subtracted from burials at Minino to provide a low-resolution chronology for the burial ground. We demonstrate that it is not possible to assume that a relationship exists between stable isotopes and 14C, and each population thought to be affected by a FRE must be examined individually. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northwest Russia Australian National University: ANU Digital Collections Minino ENVELOPE(35.300,35.300,63.783,63.783) Radiocarbon 55 1 163 177 |
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Keywords: bone burial diagenesis chronology food chain Mesolithic Neolithic radiocarbon dating reservoir stable isotope tool use water resource Russian Federation Wood, Rachel Higham, Thomas F. G. Buzilhova, A. Suvorov, A. Heinemeier, J. Olsen, J. Freshwater radiocarbon reservoir effects at the burial ground of Minino, northwest Russia |
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If ancient carbon is incorporated into lakes and rivers, it can be transferred along the foodchain where it can cause radiocarbon dates to appear erroneously old. This effect is known as the 14C freshwater reservoir effect (FRE), and causes particular problems when dating human remains. Several studies have attempted to use carbon and/or nitrogen stable isotopes to predict the size of the FRE, with mixed success. We have examined whether the FRE at the Mesolithic-Neolithic burial ground of Minino, northwest Russia, is correlated with these stable isotope systems. To assess the size of the FRE, 9 pairs of human bone and burial goods were dated, such as spears and pendants made of herbivore bone. In addition, further human and faunal bones were analyzed for carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes. Although these stable isotopes suggest that freshwater resources dominated the protein intake of those buried at Minino, no relationship between stable isotopes and the FRE was found. Instead, we found that the FRE was relatively consistent at 490 ± 80 14C yr. With caution, this can be subtracted from burials at Minino to provide a low-resolution chronology for the burial ground. We demonstrate that it is not possible to assume that a relationship exists between stable isotopes and 14C, and each population thought to be affected by a FRE must be examined individually. |
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Wood, Rachel Higham, Thomas F. G. Buzilhova, A. Suvorov, A. Heinemeier, J. Olsen, J. |
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Freshwater radiocarbon reservoir effects at the burial ground of Minino, northwest Russia |
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Freshwater radiocarbon reservoir effects at the burial ground of Minino, northwest Russia |
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Freshwater radiocarbon reservoir effects at the burial ground of Minino, northwest Russia |
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Freshwater radiocarbon reservoir effects at the burial ground of Minino, northwest Russia |
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