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USING RAPID ATMOSPHERIC 14C CHANGES IN THE 7TH CENTURY BC TO PRECISELY DATE THE FLOATING CHRONOLOGY FOR PINE WOOD FROM JÓZEFOWO (NORTHERN POLAND)

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Damian Wiktorowski Open the ORCID record for Damian Wiktorowski [Opens in a new window] ,
Marek Krąpiec Open the ORCID record for Marek Krąpiec [Opens in a new window] ,
Jacek Pawlyta Open the ORCID record for Jacek Pawlyta [Opens in a new window] ,
Joanna Barniak  and
Andrzej Rakowski Open the ORCID record for Andrzej Rakowski [Opens in a new window]
Damian Wiktorowski*
Affiliation:
AGH University of Science and Technology (AGH-UST), Mickiewicza Av. 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
Marek Krąpiec
Affiliation:
AGH University of Science and Technology (AGH-UST), Mickiewicza Av. 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
Jacek Pawlyta
Affiliation:
AGH University of Science and Technology (AGH-UST), Mickiewicza Av. 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
Joanna Barniak
Affiliation:
AGH University of Science and Technology (AGH-UST), Mickiewicza Av. 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
Andrzej Rakowski
Affiliation:
Silesian University of Technology, Konarskiego 22B str., 44-100 Gliwice, Poland
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*Corresponding author. Email: wiktorowski@agh.edu.pl
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Abstract

The floating dendrochronological sequence of pine wood from Józefowo, N. Poland was expected to cover the ∼660 BC radiocarbon (14C) excursion. The sequence was radiocarbon dated using the OxCal wiggle matching procedure and the IntCal20 calibration curve. 14C concentrations were measured in one-year α-cellulose samples from around 660 BC. The published data on the ∼660 BC 14C excursion from Grabie, Poland were used to absolute date the Józefowo chronology with 1-year accuracy. The results confirm the occurrence of a rapid increase in Δ14C in 664/663 BC and its potential to be used as a fixing point for floating dendrochronological sequences.

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dendrochronologyMiyake eventradiocarbon AMS datingtree rings

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Radiocarbon , Volume 66 , Issue 6: 24th Radiocarbon and 10th 14C & Archaeology, Zurich, Sept. 11–16, 2022 Proceedings Part 2 of 2 , December 2024 , pp. 2012 - 2021
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Selected Papers from the 24th Radiocarbon and 10th Radiocarbon & Archaeology International Conferences, Zurich, Switzerland, 11–16 Sept. 2022

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