On the Eve of Urbanization: Bayesian Model Dating for Medieval Turku

• Main Authors: Oinonen, Markku, Hilasvuori, E, Mehtonen, H, Uotila, K, Zetterberg, P
• Other Authors: Finnish Cultural Foundation
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Radiocarbon 2013
• Subjects: radiocarbon; wiggle matching; Bayesian modeling; urbanization; Aboa; Fennoscandia
• Online Access: https://journals.uair.arizona.edu/index.php/radiocarbon/article/view/16244

The era of early urbanization in Finland coincides with large variations in the atmospheric radiocarbon concentration around the 13th–14th centuries AD. Therefore, the uncertainties of an individual 14C date are too large to support studies of this time period effectively. In this work, we have empl...