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Calibration curves

Plot of radiocarbon dating calibration curves

A graph plotting all three calibration curves for the last ~1,000 years.

Graph plot generated by OxCal: Bronk Ramsey, C. (2009). Bayesian analysis of radiocarbon dates. Radiocarbon, 51(1), 337–360.

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