Dating

[T pot 2]

Anyone know where carbon dating can be carried out.
Or the cost of the process.
Any information appreciated.
T

[dmcfarlane]

Oxford University accelerator Unit:
https://c14.arch.ox.ac.uk/

Cost is about 500 pounds;

Or the major commercial operation is Beta Analytic in Miami.   Cost is about the same.

DM

[Pitlamp]

This any good?

https://www.wessexarch.co.uk/archaeological-services/scientific-dating?gclid=CjwKCAiA7939BRBMEiwA-hX5J2jBzp_4szRctvA7a3RXEBcI-reCdbJwjJ0HG-XjQJmRx_VHY0yxuhoC_IYQAvD_BwE

[Boy Engineer]

So not the “swipe right” version the thread title ambiguously suggested.   

[pwhole]

I feel robbed - I'd just put a tie on

[alastairgott]

I think T makes sculptures and art in his spare time, so calls himself an artist and has to fight them off.

[shotlighter]

I feel robbed - I'd just put a tie on

I'd just changed me frock!

[T pot 2]

Price is steep any budding paleoarchiologists out there looking for a challenge?

[blackshiver]

You used that title on purpose, I got quite excited for a minute.

[Prof. Warthog]

University of Bristol chemistry department £250 pm me for furtt details

[ZombieCake]

And there's me wishfully thinking Taylor Swift might need some input into a new album.  Oh well... 

[AR]

£250 is probably about the best price you'll get for a C-14 date, but there is a fund for community archaeology C-14 dates (https://www.cardfund.org/). Do be aware that it's not as straightforward as having something that contains carbon, sample collection needs to be done carefully to avoid contamination and if it's a timber sample, depending on the species and where in  tree the timber came from, the date could be several hundred years out...

[blackshiver]

Correct about contamination

One of our guys had a wolf skull dated recently and it came out as late 20th century.

It is probably due to contamination and will be re-done, but in the meantime people should be very careful when going to the chippy in Brough.

[T pot 2]

Thanks for the replies guys but I have a master in paleoarchiologists interested.