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A ΔR Correction Value for Samoa from Known-Age Marine Shells

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2016

Matthew B Phelan
Matthew B Phelan*
Affiliation:
Radiocarbon Dating Laboratory, School of Science and Technology, University of Waikato, Private Bag 3105, Hamilton, New Zealand
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Abstract

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A first-order ΔR correction value for marine samples is presented based on 3 radiocarbon determinations of known-age marine shells from Samoa.

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Radiocarbon , Volume 41 , Issue 1 , 1999 , pp. 99 - 101
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Copyright © The American Journal of Science 

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