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Radiocarbon Dating of Charcoal Samples from Rakhigarhi, Haryana, India Using Accelerator Mass Spectrometer


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1 Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai 400 005, India
2 Inter University Accelerator Centre, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, Near Vasant Kunj, New Delhi 110 067, India
3 National Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, University of Mumbai, Vidyanagari, Mumbai 400 098, India
4 Department of Physics, National Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, University of Mumbai, Vidyanagari, Mumbai 400 098
5 Deccan College, Yerawada, Pune 411 006, India
6 Haryana Department of Archaeology and Museums, Sector 12A, Panchkula 160 016, India
 

Carbon dating is one of the most accurate methods to determine the age of any archaeological site. Here we present an analysis of seven samples from Rakhigarhi site, Haryana taken at different depths. We have used the recently acquired accelerator mass spectrometer (AMS) system at the Inter University Accelerator Centre (IUAC), New Delhi.
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Authors

Mayank N. Vahia
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai 400 005, India
Pankaj Kumar
Inter University Accelerator Centre, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, Near Vasant Kunj, New Delhi 110 067, India
Abhijeet Bhogale
National Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, University of Mumbai, Vidyanagari, Mumbai 400 098, India
D. C. Kothari
Department of Physics, National Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, University of Mumbai, Vidyanagari, Mumbai 400 098
Sundeep Chopra
Inter University Accelerator Centre, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, Near Vasant Kunj, New Delhi 110 067, India
Vasant Shinde
Deccan College, Yerawada, Pune 411 006, India
Nilesh Jadhav
Deccan College, Yerawada, Pune 411 006, India
Ranvir Shastri
Haryana Department of Archaeology and Museums, Sector 12A, Panchkula 160 016, India

Abstract


Carbon dating is one of the most accurate methods to determine the age of any archaeological site. Here we present an analysis of seven samples from Rakhigarhi site, Haryana taken at different depths. We have used the recently acquired accelerator mass spectrometer (AMS) system at the Inter University Accelerator Centre (IUAC), New Delhi.


DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv111%2Fi1%2F27-28