Laboratory Intercomparison of Pleistocene Bone Radiocarbon Dating Protocols

Since its invention in the late 1940s, radiocarbon ( 14 C) dating has become an important tool for absolute dating. A prerequisite for the acceptance of this method is consistency between, and compatibility of, 14 C dates from different laboratories. To meet these requirements, international laboratory intercomparison studies with different sample materials are frequently performed (e.g. TIRI, FIRI, VIRI and, most recently, SIRI).Intercomparison...