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http://dx.doi.org/10.12654/JCS.2018.34.1.04

Wiggle Matched Radiocarbon Dates of Wooden Warehouses Excavated at the Bongseon-ri Site in Seocheon, Korea  

Lee, Kwang-Hee (Department of Conservation Science, Korea National University of Cultural Heritage)
Kim, Su-Chul (Department of Conservation Science, Korea National University of Cultural Heritage)
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Journal of Conservation Science / v.34, no.1, 2018 , pp. 31-37 More about this Journal
Abstract
It was estimated that wooden warehouses excavated from Bongseon-ri site in Seocheon were built around the 5th century according to the soil layers and construction methods of earthen structures. In order to identify the exact date, three wooden materials (BSMG 01, 06, and 12) from wooden warehouses were analyzed through radiocarbon dating using wiggle match. The outermost ring of BSMG 01 produced a radiocarbon date (95.4% confidence interval) of AD 431~551, BSMG 06 produced a date of AD 460~570, and BSMG 12 produced dates of either AD 240~430 or AD 490~510. The common age of the three wooden materials was identified as AD 490-510 and coincided with the original estimated archaeological age. Therefore, this study proved the accuracy of radiocarbon dating using wiggle match.
Keywords
Wooden warehouses; Radiocarbon dating; Wiggle-match; Bongseon-ri site;
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