14C Laboratorium Datowań Bezwzględnych - Information for customers

REQUIRED WEIGHTS OF SAMPLES

Sample material	Suggested mass of sample	Minimal mass of sample
Wood	10-50 g	2-5 g
Charcoal	5-30 g	1-3 g
Peat	50-100 g	2 g
~~Bones~~	~~200-300 g~~	~~30 g~~
Organic sediments/soils	500 g	100 g

ACCURACY OF THE CONVENTIONAL AGE DEPENDING ON THE SAMPLE AGE AND WEIGHT

Age	Optimal mass of sample	Minimal mass of sample
500 BP	40 years	60 years
1000 BP	50 years	70 years
5000 BP	60 years	90 years
10000 BP	70-90 years	100-120 years
20000 BP	150-200 years	250-300 years

PRICES

The dating encompasses: sample preparation, 14C concentration measurements with the scintillation technique, determination of the conventional radiocarbon age and the calibrated date (in a graphical form and a set of the age ranges, at various options).

The sample sent for the C14 dating should be accompanied by an order with data for the invoice and a sample description in the LBD form.

Download:
LBD Form (PDF)
LBD Form (WORD)

Price of the radiocarbon dating:
160 EUR per sample

Reductions
Reductions individually negotiated, for permanent customers, are also possible.