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Table 7 Results of the TL-dating and determination of radioactive isotopes

From: Investigations of the relics and altar materials relating to the apostles St James and St Philip at the Basilica dei Santi XII Apostoli in Rome

KLR-No.

Material

Date

U

Th

K

AD y

y

µg g−1

µg g−1

µg g−1

µg g−1

wt%

wt%

KLR-12383

Background

  

0.70

0.03

4.81

0.24

1.95

0.10

KLR-12387

Background

  

1.06

0.05

7.10

0.35

1.26

0.06

Average

Background

  

0.88

0.04

5.95

0.30

1.60

0.08

KLR-12381

Shard

530

108

4.15

0.21

8.99

0.45

2.04

0.10

  1. 1σ is one standard deviation. The concentrations of U and Th are listed in μg g−1, that of K in wt%