WIGGLE MATCHING WITH CORRELATIONS

Abstract Wiggle matching is an important and powerful technique in radiocarbon dating that can be used to improve the precision of calendar age estimates. All determinations require calibration provide This achieved by comparing against a curve $\mu ( \cdot )$ calculate probability sample arises from any particular t . involves set taken samples with known separations between their ages. Since are known, all ages functions one age, ${T_1}$ — commonly most recent age. Dating sequence then reduces considering $p({T_1} = {t_1}|data)$ , ${t_1}$ given determinations. In previous work, Bayesian approach has been derive nice formula for this quantity under assumption we have independent pointwise estimates (t)$ paper, generalization showing how incorporate covariance information multivariate normality.