arnold1949: Arnold and Libby's Curve of Knowns

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Arnold and Libby's Curve of Knowns

Description

"The agreement between prediction and observation is seen to be satisfactory."

Usage

arnold1949

Format

A data.frame with 6 observations and 8 variables:

sample

character: sample name.

age_expected

integer: Expected age (year BP).

age_expected_error

integer: Error on age_expected (year BP).

age_found

integer: Measured age (year BP).

age_found_error

integer: Error on age_found (year BP).

activity_expected

numeric: Expected specific activity (cpm/g of carbon).

activity_found

numeric: Measured specific activity (cpm/g of carbon).

activity_found_error

numeric: Error on activity_found (cpm/g of carbon).

Source

Arnold, J. R. and Libby, W. F. (1949). Age Determinations by Radiocarbon Content: Checks with Samples of Known Age. Science, 110(2869), 678-80. \Sexpr[results=rd]{tools:::Rd_expr_doi("10.1126/science.110.2869.678")}

See Also

Other radiocarbon dating: intcal09, intcal13, intcal20

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