Open AccessComparison of accelerator and radiometric radiocarbon measurements obtained from Late Devesian Lateglacial lake sediments from Llyn Gwernan, North Wales, UK
Author(s) -
LOWE J. JOHN,
LOWE STEPHEN,
FOWLER ALISON J.,
HEDGES ROBERT E. M.,
AUSTIN TIM J. F.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
boreas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.95
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1502-3885
pISSN - 0300-9483
DOI - 10.1111/j.1502-3885.1988.tb00968.x
Subject(s) - radiocarbon dating , accelerator mass spectrometry , geology , radiometric dating , chronology , absolute dating , archaeology , paleontology , geography
Accelerator mass spectrometry measures of the radiocarbon activity of various chemical fractions prepared from Late Devensian Lateglacial lake sediments from the site of Llyn Gwernan, near Cader Idris, North Wales are presented and assessed. These are compared with radiocarbon measurements obtained by radiometric (decay) counting which were reported earlier from the same site and are considered in the light of pollen‐stratigraphic information. The potential advantages of accelerator radiocarbon measurements to the assessment of the chronology and correlation of Lateglacial lake sediments are evaluated.