Dating prehispanic and colonial sites on the island of Gran Canaria: a proposal for a radiocarbon hygiene protocol

Radiocarbon dating can give rise to problems associated with the nature of the dated sample, with the method used itself and with the stratigraphic reliability of the dated site. Consequently, the principal objective of this paper is to carry out a systematic exploration of each of these aspects. To...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Pardo-Gordó, Salvador, González Marrero, María del Cristo, Vidal Matutano, Paloma, Rodríguez Rodríguez, Amelia
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universidad de La Laguna (ULL)
Repositorio:RIULL. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de La Laguna
OAI Identifier:oai:riull.ull.es:915/27750
Acceso en línea:http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/27750
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Radiocarbon
Gran Canaria
Radiocarbon hygiene
prehispanic
Colonial
Descripción
Sumario:Radiocarbon dating can give rise to problems associated with the nature of the dated sample, with the method used itself and with the stratigraphic reliability of the dated site. Consequently, the principal objective of this paper is to carry out a systematic exploration of each of these aspects. To this end, a critical review was conducted of the radiocarbon dates of materials from archaeological sites on the island of Gran Canaria. On the basis of this analysis, a system of categories of radiometric reliability was developed and, simultaneously, objective analytical criteria were used in an attempt to establish the reliability of radiometric dates obtained for archaeological sites in the Canary Islands and, in particular, the island of Gran Canaria.