essay

The 14C reservoir effect in Greenland

paleo-eskimo cultures of greenland : a new perspective in greenlandic archaeology : papers from a symposium at the institute of archaeology and ethnology, university of copenhagen, may 21-24, 1992 • (1) • Published In 1996 • Pages: 237-242

By: Rasmussen, Kaare L., Rahbek, Uffe.

Abstract
This paper describes the 'reservoir effect' and how it may influence the carbon 14 dating of marine and some terrestrial materials from various archaeological sites in Greenland. In the present article the authors review the data relevant to the assessing of the reservoir effect in Greenland (p. 237).
Subjects
Dating methods in archaeology
Topography and geology
Chronologies and culture sequences
tradition
Eastern Arctic Small Tool
HRAF PubDate
2000
Region
North America
Sub Region
Arctic and Subarctic
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Archaeologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
Analyst
John Beierle; 1998
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
not specified
Coverage Place
Greenland
Notes
Kaare L. Rasmussen and Uffe Rahbek
Includes bibliographical references (see document 7:Anonymous)
LCSH
Arctic regions--Antiquities