TY - JOUR T1 - Radiocarbon dating of the old ash of Aiton, Romania JF - Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai Chemia Y1 - 2018 A1 - Patrut, Adrian A1 - Patrut, Roxana T. A1 - Rakosy, Laszlo A1 - Ratiu, Ileana-Andreea A1 - Lowy, Daniel A. A1 - Bodis, Jenő A1 - von Reden, Karl F. AB - The article reports the AMS (accelerator mass spectrometry) radiocarbon investigation results of the old common ash of Aiton. Five wood samples were collected from the trunk of the tree. The deepest ends of the samples were analysed by AMS radiocarbon. We found radiocarbon dates between 165 ± 20 BP and 240 ± 18 BP, which correspond to calibrated ages of 230 – 360 years. These results, combined with a ring counting estimate, indicate an age of 330 ± 30 years for the ash of Aiton. By this value, the ash of Aiton becomes the oldest known common ash with accurate dating results. © 2018, Universitatea Babes-Bolyai, Catedra de Filosofie Sistematica. All rights reserved. VL - 63 UR - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/328588965_Radiocarbon_dating_of_the_old_ash_of_Aiton_Romania IS - 3 ER -