From: APAP::WALTERKU 24-NOV-1997 13:06:01.56 To: IRK CC: Subj: Ramsey abstract From: IN%"christopher.ramsey@archaeology-research.oxford.ac.uk" 24-NOV-1997 10:43:18.16 To: IN%"WALTERKU@Pap.UniVie.AC.AT" CC: Subj: RE: Vienna visit and seminar Return-path: X-PMrqc: 1 Received: from sun2.mhs-relay.ac.uk (sun2.mhs-relay.ac.uk) by Pap.UniVie.AC.AT (PMDF V5.0-4 #10670) id <01IQDVI9P7SG9QV8W3@Pap.UniVie.AC.AT> for WALTERKU@Pap.UniVie.AC.AT; Mon, 24 Nov 1997 10:42:30 +0100 (MET) Received: from oxmail4.ox.ac.uk by sun2.mhs-relay.ac.uk with JANET SMTP (PP) ; Mon, 24 Nov 1997 09:42:11 +0000 Received: from ermine.ox.ac.uk by oxmail4 with SMTP (PP) with ESMTP; Mon, 24 Nov 1997 09:42:04 +0000 Received: from g52-1.rlaha.ox.ac.uk (g52-1.rlaha.ox.ac.uk [163.1.23.11]) by ermine.ox.ac.uk (1.1/8.8.3) with SMTP id JAA28785 for ; Mon, 24 Nov 1997 09:42:02 +0000 (GMT) Date: Mon, 24 Nov 1997 09:41:19 +0000 From: Christopher Ramsey Subject: Re: Vienna visit and seminar To: WALTERKU@Pap.UniVie.AC.AT Reply-to: christopher.ramsey@archaeology-research.oxford.ac.uk Message-id: <199711240942.JAA28785@ermine.ox.ac.uk> X-Mailer: Pegasus Mail for Windows (v2.01) Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Priority: normal X-Confirm-Reading-To: christopher.ramsey@rlaha.ox.ac.uk Comments: Authenticated sender is Dear Walter Thank you fr the message - I've confirmed my flight to arrive Vienna 12:50 perhaps you can give me details of how to get to your institute nearer the time. A suitable title and abstract would be: Title: From Radiocarbon Measurement to Chronological Interpretation Abstract: Radiocarbon measurements themselves give us only a very rough chronological indicator. Calibration enables us to relate single dates this to true calendar ages but the evaluation of multiple measurements is far from intuitive. By using Bayesian methods the interpretative process can be made both easier and more systematic. One benefit of this approach is that it can be made very general. Software has been developed which can deal with a wide range of different types of site. These developments will be described along with some specific examples of their application to the Neolithic and Bronze age in Britain. ---------------- I look forward to my visit. Best wishes Christopher Ramsey ***************************************************** Dr. Christopher Bronk Ramsey Radiocarbon Accelerator Unit Research Lab for Archaeology and the History of Art 6 Keble Road Oxford OX1 3QJ Tel. +44 1865 273939 Fax. +44 1865 273932 Email christopher.ramsey@rlaha.ox.ac.uk or orau@rlaha.ox.ac.uk WWW http://www.rlaha.ox.ac.uk/ *****************************************************