Radiocarbon investigation of the pedunculate oak of Botosana, Romania

Patrut, Adrian; Robu, Nicolae; Savu, Vasile; Patrut, Roxana T.; Rakosky, Laszlo; Ratiu, Ileana-Andreea; Lowy, Daniel A.; Margineanu, Dragos; von Reden, Karl F.

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Date

2018

Author

Patrut, Adrian

Robu, Nicolae

Savu, Vasile

Patrut, Roxana T.

Rakosky, Laszlo

Ratiu, Ileana-Andreea

Lowy, Daniel A.

Margineanu, Dragos

von Reden, Karl F.

DOI

10.24193/subbchem.2018.4.01

Keyword

AMS radiocarbon dating; Quercus robur; dendrochronology; age determination

Abstract

The article discloses the AMS (accelerator mass spectrometry) radiocarbon dating results of the pedunculate oak of Botoşana. Four wood samples were extracted from its trunk. Five segments extracted from these samples were analyzed by AMS radiocarbon. Their radiocarbon dates were found to be between 161 ± 21 BP and 260 ± 20 BP. These values correspond to calibrated ages of 235 – 365 years. The dating results extrapolated to the geometric center of the trunk indicate an age of 645 ± 50 years for the oak of Botoşana.

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Author Posting. © Studia Chemia, 2018. Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai Chemia is an Open Access Journal (read, download, copy, distribute, print for research use, search, or link to the full texts of articles). The definitive version was published in Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai Chemia 63(4), (2018): 7-13, doi: 10.24193/subbchem.2018.4.01.

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Geology and Geophysics (G&G)

Suggested Citation

Patrut, A., Robu, N., Savu, V., Patrut, R. T., Rakosy, L., Ratiu, I., Lowy, D. A., Margineanu, D., & Von Reden, K. F. (2018). Radiocarbon investigation of the pedunculate oak of Botosana, Romania. Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai Chemia, 63(4), 7-13.