We present a series of iterative methods to examine the problems associated with summed
probability functions (SPFs) based on archaeological radiocarbon data. As a case study we …

Abstract The Western Pyrenees as a geographic region spanning portions of France and
Spain is explored through the analysis of publicly available legacy radiocarbon dates from …

Approximately 2700 radiocarbon results are currently available from European megalithic
contexts. The interpretation of these 14C dates is often difficult. It is not easy to connect many …

Radiocarbon dating has been rarely used for chronological problems relating to the Anglo-
Saxon period. The “flatness” of the calibration curve and the resultant wide range in …

Temporal frequency distributions of radiocarbon ages from archaeological sites can be used
as a proxy record for human paleodemography after correction for taphonomic bias, or the …

An archaeological dating problem is presented and analyzed. The analysis is based on a
data-generating model, which takes careful account of the various kinds of uncertainty …

Christopher Bronk Ramsey is a British physicist, mathematician and specialist in
radiocarbon dating. He is a professor at the University of Oxford and is the incumbent …

Statistical analysis is becoming much more widely used in conjunction with radiocarbon
dating. In this paper I discuss the impact of Bayesian analysis (using computer programs …

Methods for Bayesian statistical analysis of stratigraphically related radiocarbon dates have
been in use for over a decade. This paper extends these techniques to stratigraphically …

3.2 MODELLING CHRONOLOGIES To fully understand both the flow of life and change in
prehistoric societies, we need robust chronologies. From more precise timings come the …