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Official Journal of the Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS)

Table 1 Radiocarbon dating data

From: Preliminary investigation of the formation age and chemical characterization of the tropical peat in the middle Sepik Plain, northern Papua New Guinea

Site

Depth (m)

Material

δ 13 C(%)

Conventional age (yrs BP)

Calibrated age (cal. BP with 2σ age range)

Lab no (Beta-)

KB1

1.8

wood

-27.1

2,730 ± 30

2,870-2,760

305430

3.5

wood

-27.4

3,290 ± 40

3,620-3440

305431

KB5

3.2

peat

-19.3

3,390 ± 40

3,710-3,560

305432