TY - BOOK
T1 - Amino Acid Racemization Analysis: Lynford Quarry, Mundford, Norfolk
AU - Collins, Matthew James
AU - Penkman, Kirsty Elizabeth Helena
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - This report documents the attempts to conduct amino acid racemization analysis for age estimation. It is concluded that it is not possible to age the site, as the shells were badly corroded. Four major problems were encountered. Firstly we have had no previous experience of dating Planorbis - which were the main species available. Also, most of the shells were corroded, which is believed to reduce the potential for dating. Most of our dating effort was placed on unbleached material (to retain consistency with earlier studies). Bleaching clearly improved the analysis, however too few samples were obtained to permit extensive bleaching. Finally, it is difficult to provide dates in a cold stage, when there is only a small amount of racemization over long periods of time.
AB - This report documents the attempts to conduct amino acid racemization analysis for age estimation. It is concluded that it is not possible to age the site, as the shells were badly corroded. Four major problems were encountered. Firstly we have had no previous experience of dating Planorbis - which were the main species available. Also, most of the shells were corroded, which is believed to reduce the potential for dating. Most of our dating effort was placed on unbleached material (to retain consistency with earlier studies). Bleaching clearly improved the analysis, however too few samples were obtained to permit extensive bleaching. Finally, it is difficult to provide dates in a cold stage, when there is only a small amount of racemization over long periods of time.
KW - Amino-acid Racemisation
KW - Mollusca
M3 - Other report
VL - 33
T3 - CFA Reports
BT - Amino Acid Racemization Analysis: Lynford Quarry, Mundford, Norfolk
PB - English Heritage Centre for Archaeology
ER -