Radiocarbon dating of medieval manuscripts from the University of Seville

• DOI: 10.1016/j.nimb.2009.10.091
• Publication Date: 2009-10-09T11:08:11Z
• Authors: F.J. Santos; I. Gómez-Martínez; M. García-León
• Keywords: 0601 history and archaeology; 06 humanities and the arts

Eleven samples (parchment and paper) from different medieval manuscripts belonging to the cultural heritage of the University of Seville have been radiocarbon dated on the 1 MV AMS facility at the CNA in Seville (Spain). The objective of this study is double. First of all, these are the first real >unknown> samples treated in the radiocarbon laboratory and dated on our AMS facility, SARA (Spanish Accelerator for Radionuclide Analysis). Besides, some useful information about the manuscripts can be obtained, either to corroborate the dates, or in some cases, to decide between possible dates. As expected, a general agreement is found between radiocarbon results and palaeographical data. Nevertheless, some interesting facts have been learned through this study. We present in this paper the procedure to prepare the samples and the ages obtained with a brief discussion of the results. © 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.<br/>Artículo presentado al "Eleventh International Conference on Accelerator Mass Spectrometry" celebrado en Roma del 14 al 19 de Septiembre del 2008.-- El pdf del artículo es la versión de autor.<br/>This work has been partially financed by the project EXC/2005/RNM-419 of the Junta de Andalucía.<br/>Peer Reviewed<br/>