Table 1. Results of AMS 14C analysis for the seven samples extracted from the charred wood (CW) embedded in the Campanian Ignimbrite Yellow Tuff (Fig. 1) performed after both ABA and ABOx–SC pre-treatment procedures.
Sample | Pre-treatment | 14C age1 (yrs BP2) | ±1σ (yrs) | δ13C (‰)3 | ±1σ (‰) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CW1 | ABA | 34564 | 339 | −25.7 | 1.1 |
ABOx | 34232 | 306 | −22.0 | 1.1 | |
CW2 | ABA | 34168 | 329 | −26.1 | 1.1 |
ABOx | 34352 | 313 | −23.7 | 1.1 | |
CW3 | ABA | 34232 | 329 | −23.7 | 1.1 |
ABOx | 34362 | 308 | −20.4 | 1.1 | |
CW4 | ABA | 34283 | 330 | −24.2 | 1.1 |
ABOx | 34188 | 307 | −24.3 | 1.1 | |
CW5 | ABA | 32825 | 279 | −25.2 | 1.1 |
ABOx | 34244 | 306 | −22.6 | 1.1 | |
CW6 | ABA | 33751 | 315 | −26.0 | 1.1 |
ABOx | 34343 | 312 | −23.9 | 1.1 | |
CW7 | ABA | 34386 | 337 | −25.6 | 1.1 |
ABOx | 34183 | 305 | −21.7 | 1.1 | |
Weighted mean4 | 34290 | 90 |
1Delta 13C corrected radiocarbon age53 based on concentration of 14C measured in sample.
2Before Present = before 1950 AD.
3δ13C is a value measured on graphite and might include additional fractionation.
4Not including the CW5ABA and CW6ABA ages (in italic).
All samples 1 mg of C and C/N ratio between 190 and 285.