Non-destructive radiocarbon dating of bone
Katharina Luftensteiner, Laura van der Sluis, Maddalena Giannì, Peter Steier, Andrei Belinski, Romain Mensan, Maxim B. Kozlikin, Michael V. Shunkov, John Schulze, Katerina Douka, Thomas W. Stafford, Tom Higham
This paper introduces a non-destructive method for radiocarbon dating of bone using hot water extraction, achieving results comparable to traditional destructive methods.
bioRxiv · Mar 26, 2025 · PreprintPaleontology