Dating options

We encourage researchers to contact us before undertaking any dating programme to discuss their samples and research objectives.

AMS Dating: Chemical pretreatments, CO₂ production and graphitisation are undertaken at Waikato. Graphite is analysed at the Keck AMS Radiocarbon Laboratory, University of California, Irvine.

Express Option: An express service option is offered for urgent samples. AMS samples can be express dated in 4 weeks; 6 weeks for bone (please contact the lab for availability).