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Marine Radiocarbon Reservoir Corrections for the Mediterranean and Aegean Seas

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2016

P J Reimer  and
F G McCormac
P J Reimer
Affiliation:
School of Archaeology and Palaeoecology, Queen's University of Belfast, Northern Ireland
F G McCormac
Affiliation:
School of Archaeology and Palaeoecology, Queen's University of Belfast, Northern Ireland
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Radiocarbon measurements of nine known age shells from the Mediterranean and the Aegean Seas combined with previous measurements provide an updated value for δR, the local variation in the reservoir correction for marine samples. Comparison of pre-1950s samples from the Algerian coast, with one collected in 1954, indicates early incorporation of nuclear weapons testing 14C into the shallow surface waters of the Mediterranean. Comparisons between different basins indicate the surface waters of the Mediterranean are relatively homogenous. The recommended δR for calibration of the Mediterranean marine samples with the 1998 marine calibration dataset is 58 ± 85 14C yr, but variations in the reservoir age beyond 6000 cal BP should be considered.

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Radiocarbon , Volume 44 , Issue 1 , 2002 , pp. 159 - 166
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Copyright © 2002 by the Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of the University of Arizona 

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