Peat radiocarbon dating

The Trolinger bog sample is another example which shows the presence of these non-collagen organic materials in both fractions, although they are more abundant in the HCl-soluble fraction. These organic materials could possibly aflFect the radiocarbon date. However, there is no other date for comparison except that of an older peat unit in which the mastodon was buried. 

According to Broadbent (1960), pollen analysis and radiocarbon dating indicate that the rate of accumulation of organic soils is about one foot in SOO years. This value would vary widely from place to place with climatic conditions. It is not unusual for peat beds to experience cycles of gains and losses as climatic conditions change. 

Radiocarbon dating of the bottom iayers of the organic deposits in the Morasko craters and peat sequences with metallic spherules in the melt-out depressions in the vicinity of Oborniki... 

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