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This approach can be employed most directly in the case of wood samples with many years growth present but not able to be dated by dendrochronology , where the tree-ring series of unknown date can be compared against the similarly constructed super 14 C calibration curve built from known-age wood. This process of curve-fitting has come to be called "wiggle-matching. We also look at 3 case studies: Keywords archaeology ;C 14;carbon ;case studies;Cenozoic ;geochronology ;Holocene ;isotopes ;methods ;precision ;Quaternary ;fun isotopes;simulation ;tree rings;upper Holocene;wiggle match method;wood. Full Text: Remember me.Wiggle matching , also known as carbon? 14 wiggle-match dating WMD is a dating method that uses the radiometric relationship between 14 C age and calendar age to match the shape of a series of closely sequentially spaced 14 C dates with the 14 C calibration curve.

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Radiometric-precision chronologies are needed for studies of rapid climate changes. Andrew Millard refers to wiggle matching as a way of using with the flat portion of the carbon 14 calibration graph that is known as the Hallstatt plateau , named after the Hallstatt culture period in central Europe with which it coincides. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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How to cite item. Date the author Login required. Font Size. Keywords Asia C 14 Cenozoic Europe Holocene Quaternary United States Western Europe indirect age archaeology carbon charcoal dates geochronology isotopes methods organic compounds radiometric isotopes sediments stable isotopes wood. Abstract This paper covers three different methods of matching radiocarbon dates to the "wiggles" of the calibration curve in those situations where the age difference between the super 14 C dates is known. These methods are most often applied to tree-age sequences. The simplest approach is to use a fun Chi-squared fit of the super 14 C data to the super 14 C curve. This gives the calendar date where the data fit best and allows tests of how good the fit is. The only drawback of this method is that it is indirect to using the biology in the date explained in this way. An extension of this technique uses a Monte-Carlo simulation to sample possible indirect 14 C concentrations consistent with the measurement explained and for each of these possibilities performs the Chi-squared fit.