The issue of contamination in radiocarbon dating is well known and can affect not only archaeological findings but also artworks. In the latter case, a possible source of contamination is represented by the products used during the restoration, e.g. resins of synthetic origin like the well-known Paraloid, applied to wood artifacts as a strengthening and preserving agent. In the case of incomplete removal prior to dating, the resins produce an apparent aging of the samples

A Simple and Effective Removal Procedure of Synthetic Resins to Obtain Accurate Radiocarbon Dates of Restored Artworks / M E Fedi;L Caforio;L Liccioli;P A Mando';A Salvini;F Taccetti. - In: RADIOCARBON. - ISSN 0033-8222. - STAMPA. - 56:(2014), pp. 969-979. [10.2458/56.16930]

A Simple and Effective Removal Procedure of Synthetic Resins to Obtain Accurate Radiocarbon Dates of Restored Artworks

LICCIOLI, LUCIA;MANDO', PIER ANDREA;SALVINI, ANTONELLA;
2014

Abstract

The issue of contamination in radiocarbon dating is well known and can affect not only archaeological findings but also artworks. In the latter case, a possible source of contamination is represented by the products used during the restoration, e.g. resins of synthetic origin like the well-known Paraloid, applied to wood artifacts as a strengthening and preserving agent. In the case of incomplete removal prior to dating, the resins produce an apparent aging of the samples
2014
56
969
979
M E Fedi;L Caforio;L Liccioli;P A Mando';A Salvini;F Taccetti
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