Radiocarbon dating is one of most important techniques used by archaeologists throughout the world. Here at Penn State, we are extremely privileged to have an accelerated mass spectrometry radiocarbon dating lab at the Institutes for Energy and the Environment (IEE) Energy and Environmental Sustainability Laboratories (EESL). Our lab fully engages with extensive use of this resource for dating specific materials that facilitate building archaeological and paleoenvironmental chronologies. In addition, we are involved in constructing databases and methodological resources that facilitate using sets of radiocarbon dates as part of meta-data analyses for various purposes including reconstruction of demographic processes, population dynamics, and migration processes over time.
Collaborators
- Dr. Brendan Culleton, Penn State
- Dr. Michael H. Price, Santa Fe Institute
