Radiocarbon Samples from ZA4

collected in 2015, 2018, and 2023 by Jefferson Williams







Age Depth Profiles (Eventually these move to the correct outcrops)

Agnon et al (2006)
Ken Tor et al (2001)
ZA2 and EF - Kagan et al (2011)
ZA2 Age Depth and Lithosection - Kagan et al (2011)
Outcrop Comparison ZA4 - ZA3 - Lithosection
Kagan et al (2015)








ZA-IV Radiocarbon
Sample ID Depth (cm) Tested ? Years BP In Seismite ? Description Lab Report
RCNZ18001 485 No NA No JW : very small
RCNZ18002 482 No NA No JW : very small
RCNZ18003 468 No NA Yes JW : small
RCNZ18004 472 No NA Yes JW : small
RCNZ18005 468 No NA No JW : small
RCNZ18006 409 No NA No JW : small
RCNZ18007 540 No NA Yes JW : small
RCNZ18008 543 No NA Yes JW : small
RCNZ18009 429 No NA No JW : good 0.9 g not recent
RCNZ18010 421 No NA No JW : very small
RCNZ18011 409 No NA Yes JW : very small
RCNZ18012 403 No NA No JW : small - med. twig
RCNZ18013 400 Yes 1781 +/- 33 No JW : Twig - some burning
Lab : wood
UBA-37829
RCNZ18014 423 No NA No JW : too small
RCNZ18015 424 No NA No JW : small
RCNZ18016 423 No NA No JW : too small
RCNZ18016B 423 Yes 1996 +/- 25 No JW : Twigs big
Lab : wood
UBA-37830
RCNZ18017 428 No NA No JW : needly - small - med.
RCNZ18018 423 No NA No JW : too small
RCNZ18019 375 No NA No JW : small
RCNZ18020 374 Yes 2144 +/- 39 No JW : Big poss. recent
Lab : charcoal
UBA-39061
RCNZ18021 460 Yes 2118 +/ 32 No JW : Big Twig
Lab : charcoal
UBA-37833
RCNZ18022 309 No NA No JW : medium
RCNZ18023 341 No NA No JW : small
RCNZ18024 359 No NA Yes JW : small
RCNZ18025 360 No NA Yes JW : very small
RCNZ18026 352 Yes 4175 +/- 30 No JW : medium
Lab : charcoal
UBA-39060
RCNZ18027 326 No NA No JW : small
RCNZ18028 327 No NA No JW : medium
RCNZ18029B 297 Yes 1831 +/- 25 No JW : Big Twig looks old
Lab : wood
UBA-37827
RCNZ18030 327 No NA No JW : too small
RCNZ18031 348 No NA No JW : too small with adj. charcoal
RCNZ18032 340 Yes 2033 +/- 27 No JW : nice twig
Lab : charcoal
UBA-39059
RCNZ18033 288 No NA No JW : too small no field photo
RCNZ18034 315 Yes 1845 +/- 32 No JW : Big Twig looks old - no field photo
Lab : wood
UBA-37828
RCNZ18035 340 Yes 1373 +/- 26 No JW : Big Twig looks old no field photo
Lab : wood
UBA-37826
RCNZ18036 108 No NA No JW : prob. too small
RCNZ18037 132 No NA No JW : too small
RCNZ18038 113 No NA Yes JW : too small
RCNZ18039 129 No NA No JW : fair amt material lots of matrix
RCNZ18040 153 Yes 1361 +/- 23 No JW : Big twigs looks old
Lab : wood
UBA-37821
RCNZ18041 102 No NA No JW : too small
RCNZ18042 27 No NA No JW : too small
RCNZ18043 136 No NA No JW : nice twigs - take care to distinguish 43 from 43 B
RCNZ18043B 33 No NA Yes JW : empty - take care to distinguish 43 from 43 B
RCNZ18044 181 No NA No JW : Big twig
RCNZ18044B 181 No NA ? JW : way too small
RCNZ18045 140 No NA Yes JW : med. twig
RCNZ18045B 115 No NA ? JW : Big Twig
RCNZ18046 105 No NA Yes JW : medium
RCNZ18047 108 No NA Yes JW : medium
RCNZ18048 111 No NA No JW : sm to med perhaps just dust
RCNZ18100 76 Yes 1391 +/- 24 Yes JW : Big Twig some burning
JW : Sample at bot. of seismite - in proper stratigraphic position
Lab : wood
UBA-37819
RCNZ18101 40 Yes 693 +/- 24 Yes? JW : Huge looks recent w burning
Lab : wood
UBA-37817
RCNZ18102 155 No NA No JW : Big Twig
RCNZ18103 192 No NA No JW : Big Twig
RCNZ18104 182 No NA No JW : Big Twig
RCNZ18105 113 No NA No JW : Huge recent ? burnt
RCNZ18106 184 Yes 1666 +/- 28 Yes JW : Huge looks recent some burning
Lab : wood
UBA-37824
RCNZ18107 165 Yes 1637 +/- 25 Yes JW : Big Twig some burning
Lab : wood
UBA-37822
RCNZ18108 59 Yes 2224 +/- 27 Yes JW : Medium charcoal in bunch of sediment
Lab : wood
UBA-37818
RCNZ18109 113 Yes 1419 +/- 24 Yes JW : Big Twig Old
Lab : wood
UBA-37820
RCNZ18110 35 No NA Yes JW : empty
RCNZ18111 300 Yes 1918 +/- 27 No JW : Huge Twig
Lab : charcoal
UBA-39058
RCNZ18112 297 No NA No
RCNZ18113 97 No NA No JW : empty
RCNZ18114 288 No NA No JW : med - big looks recent but burnt
RCNZ18115 247 No NA Yes JW : med
RCNZ18116 256 No NA Yes JW : sm - med
RCNZ18117 189 No NA Yes JW : med. twig
RCNZ18118 189 No NA Yes JW : 3 nice twigs
RCNZ18119 189 Yes 1301 +/- 26 No JW : huge some burning
sample2
Lab : wood
UBA-37825
RCNZ18120 176 No NA No
RCNZ18121 222 No NA Yes
RCNZ18121B 288 No NA No JW : med big
RCNZ18122 264 No NA No JW : Big
RCNZ18122B 442 No NA Yes JW : Big Twig
RCNZ18123 458 Yes 2020 +/- 36 No JW : Big recentish some burning looks old
Lab : wood
UBA-37832
RCNZ18124 459 No NA No JW : Big
RCNZ18125 441 Yes 1998 +/- 36 No JW : Big Twig slightly burnt
Lab : wood
UBA-37831
RCNZ18126 400 No NA No JW : Big field photo labelled the wrong side
RCNZ18200 179 Yes 1664 +/- 30 Yes JW : 3 big twigs no field photo just above RCNZ18118
Lab : wood
UBA-37823
RCNZ18201 485 Yes 2152 +/- 34 No JW : lots of material recentish
Lab : wood
UBA-37834
RCNZ18202 490 No NA No JW : Huge
NZ15RCA 443 Yes Failed Yes JW : Middle Outcrop 40 mg
Lab : Failed
UBA-35546
NZ15RCB 448 No NA No JW : Middle Outcrop 76 mg
NZ15RCC 466 Yes 2198 +/- 34 at top JW : Middle Outcrop 782 mg
Lab : charcoal
UBA-33818
NZ15RCD 467 No NA at top JW : Middle Outcrop 38 mg
NZ15RCE 444 Yes 3156 +/- 37 Yes JW : Middle Outcrop 444 mg
Lab : charcoal
UBA-33819
NZ15RCF 430 Yes Failed No JW : Middle Outcrop 42 mg
Lab : failed
UBA-33820
NZ15RCG 449 Yes 2173 +/- 33 No JW : Middle Outcrop 450 mg
Lab : charcoal
UBA-33821
NZ15RCH 560 Yes 2448 +/- 34 No JW : Bot Left B Outcrop above Amos quakes 40 mg
Lab : plant macrofossil
UBA-35545
NZ15RCI 587 Yes 2866 +/- 27 No JW : Bot Left B Outcrop below Amos quakes 1400 mg
Lab : twigs, wood, plant macrofossil
UBA-35544
RCNZ42302 187.5 No NA No JW: Lost - Nothing
RCNZ42301 400.0 No NA Yes JW: Charcoal Large Twig
RCNZ42304 404.5 No NA Yes JW: Charcoal
RCNZ42303 408.5 No NA No JW: Twig
RCNZ4230009 544.0 No NA No ? JW: Charcoal Small-Med. Twig
RCNZ4230008 619.0 No NA No JW: Small-Med. Twig
RCNZ4230010 633.0 No NA No JW: Med. Twig
RCNZ4230007 695.0 No NA Yes JW: Large Twig looks burnt
RCNZ42305 870 +/- 3 (estimated) No NA No JW: Charcoal Large Twig
RCNZ4230011 882.5 +/- 0.5 (estimated) No NA No JW: Massive Branch Burnt
Woody Deposit Radiocarbon Samples in the field
Closeup of Woody Deposit with depth scales (small file - lo res)
Photomosaic of Woody Deposit with depth scales (big file - hi res)
RCNZ4230012 898.5 +/- 1.5 (estimated) No NA No JW: Large Multiple Twigs
RCNZ4230013 899.5 +/- 1 (estimated) No NA No JW: Charcoal Large Twig
RCNZ4230014 905 +/- 2 (estimated) No NA No JW: Multiple very Large Twigs - burnt
Sample ID Depth (cm) Tested ? Years BP In Seismite ? Description Lab Report