Scharf A, Bräuning A, Kretschmer W, Wegner B, Darragon FM (2013)
Publication Language: English
Publication Status: Published
Publication Type: Journal article, Original article
Publication year: 2013
Publisher: University of Arizona
Book Volume: 55
Pages Range: 1358-1365
Journal Issue: 2-3
URI: https://journals.uair.arizona.edu/index.php/radiocarbon/article/view/16373
DOI: 10.2458/azu_js_rc.55.16373
Open Access Link: https://journals.uair.arizona.edu/index.php/radiocarbon/article/view/16373/pdf
We had the opportunity to collect valuable wooden core samples from historic monasteries, temples, and secular buildings in 4 regions of High Asia, namely Dolpo (Nepal), ancient Nyangpo, Gyalrong/Minyag, and Lhasa and surroundings (all on the Tibetan Plateau, China). Tree species collected for dating include Pinus wallichiana (Dolpo), Juniperus tibetica, Pinus densata, and several species of the genera Picea (spruce), Larix (larch), and Abies (fir) on the Tibetan Plateau, which could not always be determined to the species level due to the parallel occurrence of species of the same genus in these regions. Some of the wood samples were successfully dendro-dated with local tree-ring chronologies, but many could not, indicating a potentially higher age than the existing local chronologies. By accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) dating and wiggle-matching 199 14C samples from 73 collected timbers, it was possible to date these wood samples with high precision, and important information about the possible time of construction of these important historic buildings was obtained for the first time. Floating chronologies of 14C-dated wood span the periods AD 650 to 900 in Dolpo and ~200 BC to AD 420 on the Tibetan Plateau. Besides dating of the wood samples from these historic monuments, 14C AMS dating with wiggle-matching gives the opportunity to extend the range of the currently existing regional tree-ring chronologies for future environmental reconstructions on the Tibetan Plateau and the Himalayas.
APA:
Scharf, A., Bräuning, A., Kretschmer, W., Wegner, B., & Darragon, F.M. (2013). 14C AMS Dating of Wooden Cores from Historic Buildings for Archaeological and Dendrochronological Research in High Asia. Radiocarbon, 55(2-3), 1358-1365. https://doi.org/10.2458/azu_js_rc.55.16373
MLA:
Scharf, Andreas, et al. "14C AMS Dating of Wooden Cores from Historic Buildings for Archaeological and Dendrochronological Research in High Asia." Radiocarbon 55.2-3 (2013): 1358-1365.
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