Dating: The Radiocarbon Way
- Synopsis
- What is carbon 14? What is a radiocarbon date? Is it the same as a calendar date? What does radiocarbon dating measure and why does it take a long time? How does an accelerator mass spectrometer measure carbon isotopes? What can you date with radiocarbon? This film features Dr. Christine Prior of GNS Science’s Rafter Radiocarbon Laboratory in New Zealand, explaining how accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) radiocarbon dating is done at their lab. Dr. Prior explains the principles of radiometric dating and follows a sample through the process.. (10 minutes)
- Language
- English
- Country
- New Zealand
- Year of release
- 2010
- Year of production
- 2010
- Subjects
- Archaeology; Chemistry; Physics
- Keywords
- archaeological investigation; mass spectrometry; radiocarbon dating
Online availability
- URI
- http://www.archaeologychannel.org/
- Price
- fr4ee
- Delivery
- Streamed
Credits
- Contributor
- Christine Prior
Production Company
- Name
GNS Science
Distributor
- Name
Archaeology Channel, The
- Contact
- Richard Pettigrew (president and director)
- Web
- http://www.archaeologychannel.org External site opens in new window
- Notes
- The Archaeology Channel is one of the initiatives of the US-based Archaeological Legacy Institute. The marketplace section of the Channel’s website sells a range of DVDs on archaeological topics. The site also streams documentaries in their entirety, free of charge. American archaeology is strongly represented but the extensive collection also covers worldwide content. Audio commentaries and interviews with archaeologists are also available free online .
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