Radiocarbon dating and marine reservoir correction of Viking Age Christian burials from Orkney

J H Barrett; R P Beukens; D R Brothwell

Radiocarbon dating and marine reservoir correction of Viking Age Christian burials from Orkney

J H Barrett, R P Beukens, D R Brothwell

Archaeology

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Abstract

Dating the earliest Christian burials in Viking Age Orkney is complicated by marine reservoir effects which can make radiocarbon assays on bone from fish-eaters appear inappropriately old. This paper provides corrected dates for burials from two chapels which may pre-date the traditional conversion of Scandinavian Scotland and highlights unresolved aspects of calibrating samples of mixed terrestrial and marine origin.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	537-543
Number of pages	7
Journal	Antiquity
Volume	74
Issue number	285
Publication status	Published - Sept 2000

Keywords

Viking Age
Scotland
orkney
radiocarbon dating
stable isotopes
Christianity
sagas
STABLE ISOTOPES
HUMAN SKELETONS
TERRESTRIAL
CALIBRATION
DIET

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