========================================================================= Date: Fri, 5 Sep 1997 09:31:11 -0600 Reply-To: Radiocarbon Mailing List Sender: Radiocarbon Mailing List Comments: Authenticated sender is From: "David L. Carlson" Organization: Texas A&M University Subject: The Vinland Map MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT While working on my lecture on L'Anse aux Meadows - the viking site in Newfoundland that the Ingstad's discovered, I ran across a press announcement from Yale university from Feb 1996 indicating that the parchment of the famous Vinland map had been recently radiocarbon dated and that the dates suggested that the map might not be a forgery after all. Does anyone on the list know who conducted the analysis and what the results were? The announcement also indicates that PIXIE analysis of the ink supports the authenticity of the map. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = David L. Carlson ARCH-L Listowner Anthropology Department Phone: (409) 847-9248 Texas A&M University Telefax: (409) 845-4070 College Station, TX 77843-4352 Internet: dcarlson@tamu.edu ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 18 Sep 1997 11:17:04 -0500 Reply-To: Radiocarbon Mailing List Sender: Radiocarbon Mailing List From: Diane Stolen Organization: Louis Berger & Associates, Inc. Subject: Position Opening MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT PREHISTORIC ARCHAEOLOGIST The Cultural Resource Group of Louis Berger & Associates, Inc. (LBA) is seeking an experienced archaeologist to fill a position opening in our Midwest Regional Office. This is a permanent, full-time, salaried position. We are looking for a highly motivated individual to pursue quality archaeological research in a Cultural Resource Management context. The successful applicant will serve as Principal Investigator and will be responsible for designing and implementing archaeological reconnaissance surveys, site evaluations, and site mitigation projects, supervising field crews and lab personnel, analyzing artifacts, and preparing technical reports. Applicants must have a graduate degree with a specialization in archaeology or anthropology and at least one year of supervisory field experience, preferably associated with Section 106 compliance projects. Applications from prehistoric period specialists with previous Midwest or Eastern Plains experience are preferred. Qualified applicants must have strong analytical and writing skills. Experience with relational database software applications, knowledge of prehistoric artifact typologies, and familiarity with historic preservation law desired. Individuals with specialized training in lithic analysis are strongly encouraged to apply. The successful applicant must be willing to relocate to the Marion/Cedar Rapids metropolitan area (Pop. 150,000) and must be able to travel for project assignments. Competitive salaries are offered commensurate with experience (32K-36K range). Employment benefits include: paid vacation, sick leave and holidays; medical/dental/life/disability insurance; retirement plan and 401K. EOE. Please submit a letter of application and a resume with three references to: Randall Withrow Louis Berger & Associates, Inc. 950 50th Street Marion, Iowa 52302-3853 319-373-3043 319-373-3045 (fax) Applications must be received by October 3, 1997 09/18/97 ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 25 Sep 1997 20:00:44 -0400 Reply-To: Radiocarbon Mailing List Sender: Radiocarbon Mailing List From: Mike Taylor I'm new on the list and I was wondering how pixie dating works exactly. Cheers, Mike Taylor Grd.8 ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 29 Sep 1997 13:17:45 +0900 Reply-To: Radiocarbon Mailing List Sender: Radiocarbon Mailing List From: Kazushi TAKAHASHI Subject: C-14 of CO2 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-2022-JP" Hi, I am studying the effects of c-14 of tree leaves on exhaust gas from automobile. So I would like to know new data set of c-14 of CO2 in air(1995or1996). Anyone could help me getting references. cheers Dr.Kazushi TAKAHASHI Bio Research lab. Future Research div. NO.1 TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 1, Toyota, toyota, Aichi pref.JAPAN