Naslov
AMS and radiometric dating of Etruscan linen book and associated mummy

Autori
Housley, Rupert ; Srdoč, Dušan ; Horvatinčić, Nada

Izvornik
Radiocarbon (0033-8222) 31 (1989), 3; 970-975

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
AMS radiocarbon dating; Liber linteus Zagrabiensis; Etruscan

Sažetak
An important Etruscan linen "book", the Liber linteus Zagrabiensis, was preserved in wrappings of an Egyptian mummy. Stylistic estimates for the date of composition of the text vary. Three possible centuries were suggested, the 3^rd and the 1^st centuries BC and the 1^st century AD. Radiometric and AMS dating of the linen book and the mummy has demonstrated multiple uses for differing aged materials. There seem to be at least two sets of linen wrappings of markedly contrasting ages, while separate fractions of the embalming unguent seemd to contain carbon of differing dates. 14^C results suggest the most probable age range for the linen book is ca 360-210 cal BC, making the 3^rd century BC stylistic date the most likely time of inscription.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Fizika, Kemija, Arheologija

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