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Beta Analytic Upcoming Events

Published on December 14, 2011

Colloque international Q8 - Variabilité spatiale des environnements quaternaires contraintes, échelles et temporalités Feb. 29-March 2, 2012 Clermont-Ferrand, France ********** 16th Symposium on Mediterranean Archaeology "Identity and Connectivity" March 1-3, 2012 Florence, Italy ********** I Congresso Internacional de Zooarqueologia em Portugal (Congress on Portuguese Zooarchaeology) March 8-9, 2012 Lisbon. Portugal ********** Hydrogeology of Arid Environments March 14-17, 2012 Hannover, Germany ********** Institute for Archaeologists Annual Conference (IFA 2012) April 18-20, 2012 Oxford, UK ********** Society for American Archaeology 77th Annual Meeting April 18-22, 2012 Memphis, TN (USA) Booth #812 ********** European Geosciences Union General Assembly (EGU 2012) April 22-27, 2012 Vienna, Austria Booth #G02 ********** Geological Society of America 2012 Annual Meeting November 4-7, 2012 Charlotte, NC (USA) Booth #322 Read More

Beta Analytic vs Other Radiocarbon Dating Labs

Published on May 4, 2011

Beta Analytic highlights its lab's advantages over other radiocarbon dating laboratories in a series of ads. Read More

Beta Analytic Radiocarbon Dating Lab – Fast, Accurate, Reliable

Published on May 6, 2011

In its new ad, Beta Analytic emphasizes its lab's fast and reliable service. Read More

Invitation to Archaeology and Geology Conference Organizers

Published on May 2, 2011

In an effort to promote our carbon-14 dating services worldwide, we would like to invite organizers of archaeology, anthropology, and geoscience conferences to contact us about your event's advertising opportunities. If your participants are archaeologists, anthropologists, cultural heritage managers, and geologists, we would like to be a part of your conference either as an exhibitor or advertiser. Read More

Beta Analytic Advisory for Clients in South America

Published on September 12, 2011

ISO 17025-accredited Beta Analytic has devised different shipping strategies to fit the needs of clients in South America. Please contact Martin Tesini at (+55) 11 3958-8586 or mtesini@betalabservices.com prior to shipping any sample so that he may assist you with your shipment needs. Read More

Beta Analytic Announces Faster Service and Improved Results Archive

Published on September 19, 2011

ISO 17025-accredited radiocarbon dating lab Beta Analytic Inc. (BETA) has reduced the turnaround time of its standard AMS dating service from 25 business days to 14 business days. With quality assurance data with all results, clients now also have more complete data in their online results archive, which they can easily access any time. Read More

AMS Dating Lab Beta Analytic Co-Sponsors HOBET Conference 2012

Published on January 28, 2012

Beta Analytic is one of the sponsors of this year's Interdisciplinary Forum on Human Origins: Behavior, Environment and Technology (HOBET) currently held in Liverpool, UK. The three-day event hosted by the University of Liverpool's Department of Archaeology, Classics, and Egyptology ends January 28, 2012. Read More

AIA Returns to Philadelphia for 2012 Annual Meeting

Published on January 14, 2012

Archaeologists, classicists, art historians, epigraphers, and anthropologists from US, Canada, and 35 other countries convened in Philadephia, Pennsylvania, for the 113th Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA). The 2012 annual meeting was held on January 5 to January 8 contemporaneous with the 143rd Annual Meeting for the American Philological Association (APA). The AIA annual meeting was previously held in Philadelphia in 2009 with 2,800 conference guests. Read More

Society for Historical Archaeology Holds 45th Annual Conference in Baltimore

Published on January 14, 2012

Members of the Society for Historical Archaeology from around the world have gathered in Baltimore, Maryland, for their 45th Annual Conference on Historical and Underwater Archaeology. The five-day event started on January 4, 2012, and was held at the Marriott Waterfront. Read More

Beta Analytic Now Accepts Payments in RMB

Published on January 14, 2012

To better serve clients in China, radiocarbon dating lab Beta Analytic, Inc. can now bill in the local currency through an affiliate based in Xiamen. Payments can be sent to Xiamen Beco Green Carbon Import/Export Co., Ltd. Read More

Carbon-14 Lab Beta Analytic Co-Sponsors British Sedimentological Research Group Meeting

Published on December 13, 2011

ISO 17025-accredited Beta Analytic is one of the sponsors of the British Sedimentological Research Group (BSRG) 2011 Annual General Meeting to be held in the Royal School of Mines at Imperial College, London, from December 18 to December 21. This year's event is the 50th annual general meeting of the BSRG. Read More

AMS Dating Lab Beta Analytic Participates in Palaeoclimate Workshop

Published on December 7, 2011

Beta Analytic Inc. is joining a workshop on "Palaeoclimate and Human Dispersal during Marine Isotope Stage 3" to be held at Anna University's Institute of Ocean Management in Chennai, India. Beta Analytic's Head of India Operations Andrew Pal is representing the company. The six-day workshop starts on December 12, 2011. Read More

How Porunthal’s Rice Grains Provided Insight to an Indian Writing System

Published on December 1, 2011

Rice paddy samples found in the Porunthal graveyard archaeological site were from 5th century BC, Pondicherry University History Professor K. Rajan announced during a private gathering organized by the Manarkeni Journal. The paddy samples were contained in pottery engraved with Tamil-Brahmi script. According to Prof. Rajan, who is also the director of the excavation project at Porunthal, the results prove that the Tamil-Brahmi writing system existed during the 5th century BC contrary to scholars' belief that it was invented in 3rd century BC. Read More