Radiocarbon dating of individual samples only yields limited chronological precision
(typically of the order of 150–200 years for 95% confidence). This is in large part due to the …

In this paper we explore the meaning of the word probability, not in general terms, but
restricted to the field of radiocarbon dating, where it has the meaning of 'dating probability …

Radiocarbon dating was long neglected in Iron Age research, with dates on the 'Hallstatt
plateau'(800–400 bc) considered too broad to be useful compared to artefact typo …

Archaeologists frequently use probability distributions and null hypothesis significance
testing (NHST) to assess how well survey, excavation, or experimental data align with their …

Radiocarbon dating has become a standard dating method in archaeology almost all over
the world. However, in the field of Egyptology and Near Eastern archaeology, the method is …

If radiocarbon measurements are to be used at all for chronological purposes, we have to
use statistical methods for calibration. The most widely used method of calibration can be …

One of the questions that archaeologists have always hoped to be able to answer using
radiocarbon dating is:'How long did this activity last?'. It has for some time been accepted …

Calibration from the radiocarbon to the calendar scale is essential for developing
chronologies in palaeoenvironmental or archaeological studies. We report here on the new …

Using a database of Australian archaeological radiocarbon dates (n= 2996), this paper
explores three key methodological issues associated with the use of summed probability …

The calibration of radiocarbon measurements is based on a number of mathematical
assumptions that are rarely considered by users of the various available calibration …