Dataciones de contextos aborígenes y coloniales de la isla de Gran CanariaUna propuesta de protocolo de higiene radiocarbónica
- Salvador Pardo-Gordó 1
- María del Cristo González Marrero 2
- Paloma Vidal Matutano 3
- Amelia Rodríguez Rodríguez 2
- 1 Universidad de La Laguna (España)
- 2 Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (España)
- 3 Basel University (Switzerland)
ISSN: 0213-2818
Year of publication: 2022
Issue: 22
Pages: 217-242
Type: Article
More publications in: Tabona: Revista de Prehistoria y de Arqueología
Abstract
Radiocarbon dating can give rise to problems associated with the nature of the dated sample, with the method used itself and with the stratigraphic reliability of the dated site. Consequently, the principal objective of this paper is to carry out a systematic exploration of each of these aspects. To this end, a critical review was conducted of the radiocarbon dates of materials from archaeological sites on the island of Gran Canaria. On the basis of this analysis, a system of categories of radiometric reliability was developed and, simultaneously, objective analytical criteria were used in an attempt to establish the reliability of radiometric dates obtained for archaeological sites in the Canary Islands and, in particular, the island of Gran Canaria