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Abrupt Increase of Radiocarbon Concentration in 660 BC in Tree Rings from Grabie Near Kraków (SE Poland)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 May 2019

Andrzej Rakowski Open the ORCID record for Andrzej Rakowski [Opens in a new window] ,
Marek Krąpiec ,
Matthias Huels Open the ORCID record for Matthias Huels [Opens in a new window] ,
Jacek Pawlyta Open the ORCID record for Jacek Pawlyta [Opens in a new window] ,
Christian Hamann  and
Damian Wiktorowski
Andrzej Rakowski*
Affiliation:
Institute of Physics - Center for Science and Education, Silesian University of Technology, Konarskiego 22B str., 44-100 Gliwice, Poland
Marek Krąpiec
Affiliation:
AGH University of Science and Technology, Mickiewicza Av. 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
Matthias Huels
Affiliation:
Leibniz-Laboratory for Radiometric Dating and Isotope Research, University Kiel, Max-Eyth-Str. 11-13, 24118 Kiel, Germany
Jacek Pawlyta
Affiliation:
Institute of Physics - Center for Science and Education, Silesian University of Technology, Konarskiego 22B str., 44-100 Gliwice, Poland
Christian Hamann
Affiliation:
Leibniz-Laboratory for Radiometric Dating and Isotope Research, University Kiel, Max-Eyth-Str. 11-13, 24118 Kiel, Germany
Damian Wiktorowski
Affiliation:
AGH University of Science and Technology, Mickiewicza Av. 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
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*Corresponding author. Email: arakowski@polsl.pl.
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Abstract

Miyake et al. (2012, 2013, 2014) described a sudden increase of radiocarbon (14C) concentration in annual tree rings of Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) and Hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa) between AD 774 and 775 and between AD 993 and 994. In both analyzed periods, the sudden increase was observed almost in a single year. The increase in the 14C content was about 12‰ in the period AD 774–775 (Miyake et al. 2012) and about 11.3‰ in the period AD 993–994 (Miyake et al. 2013, 2014; Fogtmann-Schultz et al. 2017; Rakowski et al. 2018). A similar increase was observed in 660 BC, with a peak height of about 10‰ (Park et al. 2017). Single-year samples of dendrochronologically dated tree rings of deciduous oak (Quercus robur) from Grabie, a village near Krakow (SE Poland), spanning the years 670–652 BC, were collected and their 14C content was measured using an AMS technique. The results clearly show a rapid increase in the 14C concentration in tree rings around 660 BC similar to this observed in Park et al. (2017).

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AMSatmospherebiospherecalibration curvecosmogenic isotopesMiyake effectradiocarbontree rings
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Conference Paper
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Radiocarbon , Volume 61 , Issue 5: Radiocarbon 2018 Conference Proceedings Trondheim, Norway, June 17–22, 2018 Part 1 of 2 , October 2019 , pp. 1327 - 1335
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© 2019 by the Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of the University of Arizona 

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Selected Papers from the 23rd International Radiocarbon Conference, Trondheim, Norway, 17–22 June, 2018

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