mammuthus {carbondate}R Documentation

Example real-life data - Mammuthus in Yukon and Alaska

Description

117 radiocarbon determinations collated by Dale Guthrie, R. related to Mammuthus (mammoth) in Yukon and 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

mammuthus

Format

mammuthus

A data frame with 117 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


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