| human {carbondate} | R Documentation |
Example real-life data - Humans in Yukon and Alaska
Description
46 radiocarbon determinations collated by Dale Guthrie, R. related to
archaeological sites (i.e., evidence of human existence) in Alaska. Samples
are restricted to those between 25,000–6000 {}^{14}C yrs BP.
Reference:
Dale Guthrie, R. New carbon dates link climatic change with human colonization
and Pleistocene extinctions. Nature 441, 207–209 (2006).
https://doi.org/10.1038/nature04604
Usage
human
Format
human
A data frame with 46 rows and 7 columns:
- lab_code
The sample code for the
{}^{14}C laboratory- site_code
The site/museum code
- location
The location of the sample
- c14_age
The observed
{}^{14}C ages of the samples (in{}^{14}C yr BP)- c14_sig
The uncertainty in the observed
{}^{14}C ages reported by the radiocarbon laboratory- f14c
The observed F
{}^{14}C concentrations- f14c_sig
The uncertainty in the observed F
{}^{14}C concentrations reported by the radiocarbon laboratory
Source
https://doi.org/10.1038/nature04604