Radiocarbon Dating and the Protection of Cultural Heritage. Issue 5 (October 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hajdas, Irka; Jull, A J Timothy; Huysecom, Eric; Mayor, Anne; Renold, Marc-André; Synal, Hans-Arno; Hatté, Christine; Hong, Wan; Chivall, David; Beck, Lucile; Liccioli, Lucia; Fedi, Mariaelena; Friedrich, Ronny; Maspero, Francesco; Sava, Tiberiu
• Editors: Nadeau, Marie-Josée
• Is Part Of: Radiocarbon. Volume 61:Issue 5(2019)
• Page Start: 1133
• Page End: 1134
• Publication Date: 2019-10
• Subjects: antiquities, -- cultural heritage, -- illicit trade, -- looting, -- radiocarbon dating; Radiocarbon dating -- Periodicals; 930.1028505
• DOI: 10.1017/RDC.2019.100
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0033-8222

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The modern antiquities market uses radiocarbon ( 14 C) dating to screen for forged objects. Although this fact shows the potential and power of the method, the circumstances where it is applied can be questionable and call for our attention. Here we present an outline of a call to radiocarbon laboratories for due diligence and best practice approaches to the analysis of antique objects requested by non-research clients.