Selection and treatment of data for radiocarbon calibration: An update to the International Calibration (IntCal) criteria

PJ Reimer; Eduoard Bard; Alex Bayliss; J Warren Beck; Paul G Blackwell; Christopher Bronk-Ramsey; David M Brown; Caitlin E Buck; R. Lawrence Edwards; Michael  Friedrich; Pieter M Grootes; Thomas P Guilderson; Haflidi  Haflidason; Irka  Hajdas; Christine  Hatté; Timothy J  Heaton; Alan G  Hogg; Konrad A Hughen; K Felix  Kaiser; Bernd Kromer; Sturt W Manning; Ron W  Reimer; David A Richards; E Marian  Scott; John R Southon; Christian S M  Turney; Johannes  van der Plicht

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Selection and treatment of data for radiocarbon calibration: An update to the International Calibration (IntCal) criteria

PJ Reimer, Eduoard Bard, Alex Bayliss, J Warren Beck, Paul G Blackwell, Christopher Bronk-Ramsey, David M Brown, Caitlin E Buck, R. Lawrence Edwards, Michael Friedrich, Pieter M Grootes, Thomas P Guilderson, Haflidi Haflidason, Irka Hajdas, Christine Hatté, Timothy J Heaton, Alan G Hogg, Konrad A Hughen, K Felix Kaiser, Bernd KromerSturt W Manning, Ron W Reimer, David A Richards, E Marian Scott, John R Southon, Christian S M Turney, Johannes van der Plicht

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Abstract

High-quality data from appropriate archives are needed for the continuing improvement of radiocarbon calibration curves. We discuss here the basic assumptions behind 14C dating that necessitate calibration and the relative strengths and weaknesses of archives from which calibration data are obtained. We also highlight the procedures, problems, and uncertainties involved in determining atmospheric and surface ocean 14C/12C in these archives, including a discussion of the various methods used to derive an independent absolute timescale and uncertainty. The types of data required for the current IntCal database and calibration curve model are tabulated with examples.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1923-1945
Journal	Radiocarbon
Volume	55
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2458/azu_js_rc.55.16955
Publication status	Published - 2013

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Reimer, PJ., Bard, E., Bayliss, A., Beck, J. W., Blackwell, P. G., Bronk-Ramsey, C., Brown, D. M., Buck, C. E., Edwards, R. L., Friedrich, M., Grootes, P. M., Guilderson, T. P., Haflidason, H., Hajdas, I., Hatté, C., Heaton, T. J., Hogg, A. G., Hughen, K. A., Kaiser, K. F., ... van der Plicht, J. (2013). Selection and treatment of data for radiocarbon calibration: An update to the International Calibration (IntCal) criteria. Radiocarbon, 55(4), 1923-1945. https://doi.org/10.2458/azu_js_rc.55.16955

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