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First accelerator carbon-14 date for pigment from a rock painting

Year: 1987

Type: article

Abstract: The dating of pigment from a South African rock painting is reported using accelerator carbon-14 counting of carbon from black pigment. Nine pigment samples of different colors from rock paintings were also chemically analyzed by quantitative microanalysis, and by energy-dispersive x-ray fluorescence. -- AATA

Source: South African Journal of Science

Authors: Nikolaas J. van der Merwe, Judith Sealy, Royden Yates

Institution: University of Cape Town

Language: English

Topic: Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis

Subfield: Archeology (arts and humanities)

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2256793384

FWCI: 37.14

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