Radiocarbon dating uses the decay of a radioactive isotope of carbon (14C) to measure time
and date objects containing carbon-bearing material. With a half-life of 5,700±30 years …

When a carbon reservoir has a lower radiocarbon content than the atmosphere, this is
referred to as a reservoir effect. This is expressed as an offset between the radiocarbon ages …

We review the history of Bayesian chronological modeling in archaeology and demonstrate
that there has been a surge over the past several years in American archaeological …

Human settlement of the Caribbean represents the only example in the Americas of peoples
colonizing islands that were not visible from surrounding mainland areas or other islands …

Syphilis was perceived to be a new disease in Europe in the late 15th century, igniting a
debate about its origin that continues today in anthropological, historical, and medical …

The human colonization of the Canary Islands represents the sole known expansion of
Berber communities into the Atlantic Ocean and is an example of marine dispersal carried …

Archaeological evidence for the Viking Great Army that invaded England in AD 865 is
focused particularly on the area around St Wystan's church at Repton in Derbyshire. Large …

Demographic change lies at the core of debates on genetic inheritance and resilience to
climate change of prehistoric hunter-gatherers. Here we analyze the radiocarbon record of …

The importance of the Atlantic walrus ivory trade for the colonization, peak, and collapse of
the medieval Norse colonies on Greenland has been extensively debated. Nevertheless, no …

Radiocarbon dates on marine shell and other materials of marine origin appear significantly
older than contemporaneous samples of terrestrial/atmospheric origin. Misunderstandings …