Persistence of pristine deep-sea coral gardens in the Mediterranean Sea (SW Sardinia)

M Bo, G Bavestrello, M Angiolillo, L Calcagnile… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Leiopathes glaberrima is a tall arborescent black coral species structuring important facies
of the deep-sea rocky bottoms of the Mediterranean Sea that are severely stifled by fishing …

Palaeogeographical evolution of the Egadi Islands (western Sicily, Italy). Implications for late Pleistocene and early Holocene sea crossings by humans and other …

VL Presti, F Antonioli, MR Palombo, V Agnesi… - Earth-Science …, 2019 - Elsevier
The continental shelf morphology offshore of western Sicily suggests that during the Last
Glacial Maximum (LGM, 20 ka cal BP), two of the Egadi Islands, Favignana and Levanzo …

Impact of contamination and pre‐treatment on stable carbon and nitrogen isotopic composition of charred plant remains

P Vaiglova, C Snoeck, E Nitsch… - Rapid …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
RATIONALE Stable isotope analysis of archaeological charred plants has become a useful
tool for interpreting past agricultural practices and refining ancient dietary reconstruction …

Third millennium BC climate change in Syria highlighted by carbon stable isotope analysis of 14C-AMS dated plant remains from Ebla

G Fiorentino, V Caracuta, L Calcagnile, M D'Elia… - Palaeogeography …, 2008 - Elsevier
We use AMS (Accelerator Mass Spectrometry) techniques for the simultaneous analysis of
carbon stable isotopic values and 14C dating on charred plant remains found in the …

Age of the final Middle Palaeolithic and Uluzzian levels at Fumane Cave, Northern Italy, using 14C, ESR, 234U/230Th and thermoluminescence methods

M Peresani, M Cremaschi, F Ferraro… - Journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
This article presents and discusses the chronological layout of the final Mousterian and
Uluzzian levels of Fumane Cave in northern Italy using 14C, ESR and TL methods. Given its …

Development and application of facilities at the Centre for Applied Physics, Dating and Diagnostics (CEDAD) at the University of Salento during the last 15 years

L Calcagnile, L Maruccio, L Scrimieri… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The Centre for Dating and Diagnostics was established in 2001 at the University of
Salento with the aim of becoming a National Centre for radiocarbon dating by AMS. After …

Quaternary volcano‐tectonic activity in the Soddo region, western margin of the Southern Main Ethiopian Rift

G Corti, F Sani, M Philippon, D Sokoutis… - …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
We present an analysis of the distribution, timing, and characteristics of the volcano‐tectonic
activity on the western margin of the Southern Main Ethiopian Rift in the Soddo area …

Flame-sealed tube graphitization using zinc as the sole reduction agent: Precision improvement of EnvironMICADAS 14C measurements on graphite targets

G Orsovszki, L Rinyu - Radiocarbon, 2015 - cambridge.org
The flame-sealed tube zinc reduction graphitization method has been successfully adapted
and optimized for radiocarbon measurements on EnvironMICADAS in the Institute for …

Coastal boulder production controlled by columnar joints of ignimbrite and extreme waves: insights from the high-energy coast of Pantelleria Island (Sicily Channel …

M Corradino, C Faraci, C Monaco, F Pepe - Natural Hazards, 2024 - Springer
We examined the relationship between coastal boulder production and the volcanic rock
features on the high-energy rocky coast of Pantelleria Island (Sicily Channel, Mediterranean …

Evaluation of possible contamination sources in the 14C analysis of bone samples by FTIR spectroscopy

M D'Elia, G Gianfrate, G Quarta, L Giotta, G Giancane… - …, 2007 - cambridge.org
In the sample preparation laboratory of CEDAD (CEnter for DAting and Diagnostics) of the
University of Lecce, a protocol for the quality control of bone samples based on infrared …