Benefits and weaknesses of radiocarbon dating of plant material as reflected by Neolithic archaeological sites from Poland, Slovakia and Hungary

• Autorzy: Nowak M. , Moskal-Del Hoyo M. , Mueller-Bieniek A. , Lityńska-Zając M. , Kotynia K.

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DOI

10.1515/geochr-2015-0066

• Konferencja: Conference Proceedings of the 12th International Conference “Methods of Absolute Chronology” May 11-13th, 2016, Gliwice-Paniówki, Poland.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

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Radiocarbon dating of the plant material is important for chronology of archaeological sites. Therefore, a selection of suitable plant samples is an important task. The contribution emphasizes the necessity of taxonomical identification prior to radiocarbon dating as a crucial element of such selection. The benefits and weaknesses of dating of taxonomically undetermined and identified samples will be analysed based on several case studies referring to Neolithic sites from Hungary, Slovakia and Poland. These examples better illustrate the significance of the taxonomical identification since plant materials of the Neolithic age include only a limited number of cultivated species (e.g. hulled wheats) and typically do not contain remains of late arrived plants (e.g. Carpinus betulus and Fagus sylvatica). For more accurate dating results cereal grains, fruits and seeds, which reflect a single vegetative season, are preferred. Among charred wood, fragments of twigs, branches and external rings should mainly be taken into account, while those of trunks belonging to long-lived trees should be avoided. Besides the absolute chronology of archaeological features and artefacts, radiocarbon dating of identified plant remains might significantly contribute to the history of local vegetation and food production systems.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

plant materials; taxonomical identification; radiocarbon dating; taphonomy; Neolithic

• Wydawca: De Gruyter
• Czasopismo: Geochronometria
• Rocznik: 2017
• Tom: Vol. 44, no. 1
• Strony: 188--201
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 55 poz., rys.

Twórcy

autor

Nowak M.

• Institute of Archaeology, Jagiellonian University, Gołębia St. 11, 31-007 Kraków, Poland

autor

Moskal-Del Hoyo M.

• W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences, Lubicz St. 46, 31-512 Kraków, Poland

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Mueller-Bieniek A.

• W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences, Lubicz St. 46, 31-512 Kraków, Poland

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Lityńska-Zając M.

• Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Sławkowska St. 17, 31-016 Kraków, Poland

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Kotynia K.

• W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences, Lubicz St. 46, 31-512 Kraków, Poland

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Opracowanie rekordu w ramach umowy 509/P-DUN/2018 ze środków MNiSW przeznaczonych na działalność upowszechniającą naukę (2018).