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taphonomicbias correction1 CONSTRUCTTaphonomic biasSUROVELL · ARCHAEOLOGICAL

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an adjustment of radiocarbon date frequencies for the faster loss of older deposits, so that rising counts toward the present are not read as population growth alone.

In archaeological science, taphonomic bias correction refers to an adjustment of radiocarbon date frequencies for the faster loss of older deposits, so that rising counts toward the present are not read as population growth alone. This meaning comes from Surovell (2009) in Journal of Archaeological Science.[1]

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  1. Surovell, T. A., Byrd Finley, J., Smith, G. M., Brantingham, P. J., & Kelly, R. (2009). Correcting temporal frequency distributions for taphonomic bias. Journal of Archaeological Science, 36(8), 1715-1724. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2009.03.029

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