MD dating: molecular decay (MD) in pinewood as a dating method.
Journal
Scientific reports
ISSN: 2045-2322
Titre abrégé: Sci Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101563288
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
09 07 2020
09 07 2020
Historique:
received:
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04
2020
accepted:
18
06
2020
entrez:
11
7
2020
pubmed:
11
7
2020
medline:
11
7
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Dating of wood is a major task in historical research, archaeology and paleoclimatology. Currently, the most important dating techniques are dendrochronology and radiocarbon dating. Our approach is based on molecular decay over time under specific preservation conditions. In the models presented here, construction wood, cold soft waterlogged wood and wood from living trees are combined. Under these conditions, molecular decay as a usable clock for dating purposes takes place with comparable speed. Preservation conditions apart from those presented here are not covered by the model and cannot currently be dated with this method. For example, samples preserved in a clay matrix seem not to fit into the model. Other restrictions are discussed in the paper. One model presented covers 7,500 years with a root mean square error (RMSE) of 682 years for a single measurement. Another model reduced to the time period of the last 800 years results in a RMSE of 92 years. As multiple measurements can be performed on a single object, the total error for the whole object will be even lower.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32647235
doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-68194-w
pii: 10.1038/s41598-020-68194-w
pmc: PMC7347527
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
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