CARBON NUMBER - Humanities
- Field label
- CARBON NUMBER
- Field mnemonic
- C14
- Field name
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- Carbon 14 Number
- Datation au carbone 14
- Field definition
- This field indicates the amount of carbon 14 (C14) remaining in the object, the ratio of C12 to C14, or the ratio of other isotopic elements measured for dating.
- Heading
- DATING FIELDS
- Comments
- NOTE: This field has NOT been updated as part of the May 2010 Data Dictionary update. Priority for the Data Dictionary update was given to those fields that are required or strongly recommended for Artefacts Canada contribution. The Entry Rules for this field will be updated at a later date.
- Entry rules
- Enter the results of carbon 14 or other isotopic dating of the materials. A semicolon and a space should separate multiple entries.
- Cataloguers rules
- See also, Dating Technique (DTEC) and Testing Date (TD).
- Data type
- alpha-numeric string
- Examples
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- 47000
- 47000
- Discipline
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- Archaeology
- Field label (French)
- DATATION AU CARBONE 14
- Field mnemonic (French)
- C14
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