(Added September 30, 1998. November 25, 2000)

Revision 1.1

 

 

 

Activity Report of the 1998 Czech-American Rmíz Research Project continued

 

 

Site Id #

Location

Soil Depth

Ocr_Date

AD/BC

pH

%Organic Carbon (LOI)

Very_Coarse

Coarse

Medium

Fine

Very_Fine

Coarse_Silt

Fine_Silt

Rmiz

TU 1

5

293

1672

4

3.767

6.09125

1.9845

1.48637

.78623

.76901

25.9604

62.92224

Rmiz

TU 1

10

725

1240

3

15.289

2.61041

.95451

.89537

.66828

1.28924

16.72817

76.85402

Rmiz

TU 1

15

2458

493

3

3.048

2.99135

1.27824

1.36285

.85974

.59408

45.94467

46.96908

Rmiz

TU 1

20

4949

2984

3

3.198

4.2251

1.09874

.60148

.40044

.39797

36.62025

56.65603

Rmiz

TU 1

25

5457

3492

3

2.126

6.69171

1.14929

.80229

.47324

.47144

59.85809

30.55394

Rmiz

TU 1

30

5249

3284

3

3.128

2.74953

4.29474

2.19449

2.67308

.62468

61.81864

25.64484

Rmiz

TU 1

35

5278

3313

3

3.268

2.00954

2.81869

3.88141

3.2036

.78106

59.66594

27.63976

Rmiz

TU 1

40

5678

3713

3

3.296

2.46928

2.83971

3.254

1.2084

.57092

55.65162

34.00606

Rmiz

TU 1

45

5310

3345

4

3.885

3.45758

1.45248

1.9233

6.57068

1.25978

51.67835

33.65782

Rmiz

TU 1

50

5374

3409

4

3.955

1.58916

1.48315

1.89438

3.69737

1.44477

58.01753

31.87364

Rmiz

TU 1

55

5307

3342

4

4.312

1.91618

2.19063

2.28404

19.8107

2.46011

39.56518

31.77317

Rmiz

TU 1

60

5200

3235

4

5.021

2.28482

2.52541

3.50241

16.29446

5.23041

47.0471

23.11539

Rmiz

TU 1

65

5492

3527

5

5.542

2.75336

1.79728

4.76894

13.21532

6.10828

45.91181

25.44501

Rmiz

TU 1

70

5617

3652

6

3.834

3.80287

2.24715

1.84103

3.76941

1.68118

42.5016

44.15676

Rmiz

TU 1

75

5561

3596

7

4.663

4.8407

2.17597

1.22443

1.28147

.88151

54.07435

35.52158

Rmiz

TU 1

80

5612

3647

7

5.14

4.19197

1.73957

1.63406

1.63933

1.27335

42.84226

46.67946

Rmiz

TU 1

85

5620

3655

7

3.022

2.94329

1.65731

1.4994

6.57374

5.47304

47.30218

34.55104

Rmiz

TU 1

90

5692

3727

7

4.763

6.61552

2.36881

2.40984

2.52414

2.33511

52.27722

31.46935

Rmiz

TU 1

95

5777

3812

7

3.714

24.66199

9.17012

5.3668

5.43037

3.04695

23.51777

28.80601

Rmiz

TU 1

100

5762

3797

7

4.059

14.83425

7.63615

5.18358

4.19373

5.93234

19.29284

42.92712

 

The OCR test results were prepared by Douglas Frink, OCR CARBON DATING, INC., 57 RIVER ROAD, SUITE 1020, ESSEX, VT 05452. Soil depth in cm. Dates in calibrated years before present.

 

 


Bibliography

Frink, D.

1994 The Oxidizable Carbon Ratio (OCR): A Proposed Solution to Some of the Problems Encountered with Radiocarbon Dating. North American Archaeologist. Vol. 15-1:17-29

1992 The Chemical Variability of Carbonized Organic Matter Through Time. Archaeology of Eastern North America 20:67-79 (1992)

 

 
 

 

 

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