<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The presented work discusses results of radiocarbon dating of lime mortars sampled from walls of a Romanesque chapel at the Wleń castle. Considering a homogeneous structure of the mortars, an attempt to determine the chronology was made. Radiocarbon dating was carried out both on carbonate binders and laboratory-selected charcoals from the mortars. According to obtained data, charcoal ages are older than the age of the binders. Assuming the 12<sup>th</sup> century chronology of the chapel's erection to be correct, it was found that the applied method did not provide the result which is consistent with archaeological estimations.</p></abstract>

The presented work discusses results of radiocarbon dating of lime mortars sampled from walls of a Romanesque chapel at the Wleń castle. Considering a homogeneous structure of the mortars, an attempt to determine the chronology was made. Radiocarbon dating was carried out both on carbonate binders and laboratory-selected charcoals from the mortars. According to obtained data, charcoal ages are older than the age of the binders. Assuming the 12th century chronology of the chapel's erection to be correct, it was found that the applied method did not provide the result which is consistent with archaeological estimations.

Issue of Actual Chronology of a Romanesque Chapel at the Wlen Castle (Lower Silesia, Poland) in the Light of Mortar Radiocarbon Dating

Institute of Geology, Department of Dynamic and Regional Geology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Maków Polnych 16, 61-606 Poznan, Poland

Department of Radioisotopes, Institute of Physics, Silesian University of Technology, Krzywoustego 2, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland

Institute of Civil Engineering, Department of Geotechnics and Engineering Geology, Poznan University of Technology, Piotrowo 5, 60-965 Poznań, Poland

Department of Geographical and Earth Sciences, University of Glasgow, Lilybank Gardens, Glasgow, G12 8QQ UK

Geochronometria

The presented work discusses results of radiocarbon dating of lime mortars sampled from walls of a Romanesque chapel at the Wleń castle. Considering a...

Issue of Actual Chronology of a Romanesque Chapel at the Wlen Castle (Lower Silesia, Poland) in the Light of Mortar Radiocarbon Dating

Published Online: Mar 06, 2007

Page range: 31 - 33

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10003-007-0010-5

Keywords
radiocarbon dating, Castle Wleń, lime mortars, charcoal

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Issue of Actual Chronology of a Romanesque Chapel at the Wlen Castle (Lower Silesia, Poland) in the Light of Mortar Radiocarbon Dating

Published Online: Mar 06, 2007

Page range: 31 - 33

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10003-007-0010-5

Keywordsradiocarbon dating, Castle Wleń, lime mortars, charcoal

This content is open access.

Keywords
radiocarbon dating, Castle Wleń, lime mortars, charcoal