New Radiocarbon Dating Techniques Clarify Kyrenia Shipwreck Timeline
Cornell researchers pinpoint the date of the ancient Greek shipwreck using innovative methods on organic materials.
- The Kyrenia shipwreck, discovered in 1965, dates between 296-271 BCE, with a strong probability of 286-272 BCE.
- Researchers used almonds, wood samples, and an animal bone to achieve accurate dating.
- Polyethylene glycol contamination had previously hindered radiocarbon dating efforts.
- A revised radiocarbon calibration curve for 350-250 BCE was crucial to the new findings.
- The updated techniques can now be applied to other ancient shipwrecks and artifacts.
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