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Radiocarbon Calibration around AD 1900 from Scots Pine (Pinus Sylvestris) tree rings from Northern Norway

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Helene Svarva Open the ORCID record for Helene Svarva [Opens in a new window] ,
Pieter Grootes ,
Martin Seiler Open the ORCID record for Martin Seiler [Opens in a new window] ,
Terje Thun ,
Einar Værnes  and
Marie-Josée Nadeau
Helene Svarva*
Affiliation:
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU University Museum – The National Laboratory for Age Determination, Sem Sælands vei 5, 7491 Trondheim, Norway
Pieter Grootes
Affiliation:
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU University Museum – The National Laboratory for Age Determination, Sem Sælands vei 5, 7491 Trondheim, Norway
Martin Seiler
Affiliation:
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU University Museum – The National Laboratory for Age Determination, Sem Sælands vei 5, 7491 Trondheim, Norway
Terje Thun
Affiliation:
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU University Museum – The National Laboratory for Age Determination, Sem Sælands vei 5, 7491 Trondheim, Norway
Einar Værnes
Affiliation:
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU University Museum – The National Laboratory for Age Determination, Sem Sælands vei 5, 7491 Trondheim, Norway
Marie-Josée Nadeau
Affiliation:
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU University Museum – The National Laboratory for Age Determination, Sem Sælands vei 5, 7491 Trondheim, Norway
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*Corresponding author. Email: helene.svarva@ntnu.no.
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Abstract

To resolve an inconsistency around AD 1895 between radiocarbon (14C) measurements on oak from the British Isles and Douglas fir and Sitka spruce from the Pacific Northwest, USA, we measured the 14C content in single-year tree rings from a Scots pine tree (Pinus sylvestris L.), which grew in a remote location in Saltdal, northern Norway. The dataset covers the period AD 1864–1937 and its results are in agreement with measurements from the US Pacific coast around 1895. The most likely explanation for older ages in British oak in this period seems to be 14C depletion associated with the combustion of fossil fuels.

Keywords

radiocarbon calibrationregional 14Csingle-year measurementstree rings
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Conference Paper
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Radiocarbon , Volume 61 , Issue 6: Radiocarbon 2018 Conference Proceedings Trondheim, Norway, June 17–22, 2018 Part 2 of 2 , December 2019 , pp. 1775 - 1784
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Selected Papers from the 23rd International Radiocarbon Conference, Trondheim, Norway, 17–22 June, 2018

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