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Table 2 Characteristics and radiocarbon data of the investigated samples

From: Formation and decay of peat bogs in the vegetable belt of Switzerland

ETH nr

UZ nr

Site

Depth (cm)

Material

14C-age

a BP

± 1σ

F14Ca

± 1σ

δ13C (‰)

 ± 1σ

Calibrated age

cal BP (2σ)b

103108

6821

1

60–70

Peat

5765

25

0.488

0.00151

− 27.6

1.0

6493–6639

103109

6822

1

130–135

Peat

6665

26

0.436

0.00139

− 29.1

1.0

7491–7584

103110

6823

1

300–310

Shell

9759

28

0.297

0.00102

3.1

1.0

11,170–11,235

103111

6824

1

430–440

Organic residues

11,624

31

0.235

0.00090

− 30.4

1.0

13,393–13,561

103112

6825

2

60–70

Organic residues

4405

24

0.578

0.00171

− 30.0

1.0

4873–5044

103113

6826

2

170–180

Wood

5692

25

0.492

0.00152

− 28.1

1.0

6408–6536

103114

6827

3

30–40

Organic residues

3008

23

0.688

0.00196

− 25.9

1.0

3298–3093

103115

6828

3

60–65

Organic residues

− 91

21

1.011

0.00270

− 31.5

1.0

Modern

103116

6829

4

40–50

Organic residues

1836

22

0.796

0.00221

− 29.7

1.0

1710–1825

103117

6830

4

120–130

Snail shell

8504

27

0.347

0.00116

− 9.1

1.0

9479–9535

103118

6831

4

350–360

Organic residues

8707

27

0.338

0.00113

− 8.6

1.0

9553–9736

103119

6832

4

440–450

Organic residues

9073

28

0.323

0.00111

− 27.1

1.0

10,198–10,251

49291

6129

S1

80–95

Peat

6716

78

0.433

0.00419

− 23.5

1.1

7686–7440

49292

6130

S1

130–150

Peat

8958

101

0.328

0.00410

− 24.8

1.1

10,277–9697

49293

6131

S2

70–87

Peat

6555

78

0.442

0.00427

− 28.1

1.1

7580–7317

49294

6132

S2

120–145

Peat

9143

103

0.320

0.00408

− 24.9

1.1

10,647–9959

49295

6133

P33

75–85

Peat

8453

95

0.349

0.00410

− 24.2

1.1

9603–9141

49296

6134

P33

130–140

Peat

9479

108

0.307

0.00410

− 25.2

1.1

11,167–10,498

49289

6127

S

35–45

Peat

7168

83

0.410

0.00421

− 24.1

1.1

8173–7841

49290

6128

S

55–60

Peat

8464

96

0.349

0.00414

− 25.9

1.1

9659–9145

  1. a Fraction modern carbon
  2. b OxCal4.3, IntCal13 (Reimer et al. 2013)