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Table 4 Radiocarbon ages and calibrated ages

From: Historical and paleo-tsunami deposits during the last 4000 years and their correlations with historical tsunami events in Koyadori on the Sanriku Coast, northeastern Japan

Sample no.

Sample name

Labo no.

Sample position

Grid no.

Depth [m]

Material

δ13C [‰]

Conventional 14C age [yrBP]

Calibrated age (2σ) [calBP]

1

KYD-TrS-1

IAAA-131322

Above E2

S-1.95

0.27

Plant

−25.3

110 ± 20

270–210 (27.4 %), 150–20 (67.9 %)

2

KYD-TrS-2

IAAA-131323

Below E2

S-1.95

0.31–0.33

Plant

−26.7

190 ± 20

290–260 (19.6 %), 220–140 (52.9 %), 20– (22.9 %)

3

KYD-TrS-3

Beta-357404

Above E3

S-1.95

0.43

Plant

−28.8

340 ± 30

490–310 (95.4 %)

4

KYD-TrE-1

IAAA-131320

Above E4

E-11.75

0.60–0.62

Plant

−28.0

790 ± 20

740–670 (95.4 %)

5

KYD-TrE-2

IAAA-131321

Below E4

E-11.75

0.74–0.76

Organic sediment

−25.8

1420 ± 20

1350–1290 (95.4 %)

6

KYD-TrE-3

Beta-341796

Below E7

E-11.75

1.23–1.24

Plant

−24.8

1570 ± 30

1540–1390 (95.4 %)

7

KYD-TrE-4

Beta-341572

Above E8

E-11.75

1.31–1.32

Plant

−25.1

2320 ± 30

2380–2300 (90.1 %), 2240–2180 (5.3 %)

8

KYD-TrE-5

Beta-341797

Below E8

E-11.75

1.35–1.36

Plant

−26.8

2360 ± 30

2490–2330 (95.4 %)

9

KYD-TrW-1

IAAA-131324

Above E3

W-2.75

0.27–0.29

Plant

−25.5

150 ± 20

290–250 (15.7 %), 230–130 (48.1 %), 120–70 (13.1 %), 40–0 (18.5 %)

10

KYD-TrW-2

Beta-339851

Below E3

W-2.75

0.39–0.41

Plant

−27.7

370 ± 30

510–420 (55.0 %), 400–310 (40.4 %)

11

KYD-TrW-3

Beta-339855

Above E4

W-2.75

0.84–0.86

Plant

−29.1

1090 ± 30

1060–930 (95.4 %)

12

KYD-TrW-4

Beta-339856

Below E4

W-2.75

0.94–0.96

Plant

−25.7

990 ± 30

970–890 (57.4 %), 880–790 (38.0 %)

13

KYD-TrW-5

Beta-339857

Above E5

W-2.75

1.10–1.12

Plant

−26.8

1030 ± 30

1050–1030 (2.8 %), 990–900 (91.9 %), 850–830 (0.7 %)

14

KYD-TrW-6

Beta-341794

Below E5

W-2.75

1.19–1.21

Plant

−26.3

700 ± 30

690–640 (77.5 %), 590–560 (17.9 %)

15

KYD-TrW-7

Beta-339858

Above E6

W-2.75

1.30–1.31

Plant

−26.1

1100 ± 30

1070–930 (95.4 %)

16

KYD-TrW-8

Beta-341795

Below E6

W-2.75

1.39–1.40

Plant

−26.4

1420 ± 30

1370–1280 (95.4 %)

17

KYD-TrW-9

Beta-339859

Above E7

W-2.75

1.45–1.46

Plant

−27.6

1680 ± 30

1700–1650 (10.2 %), 1630–1520 (85.2 %)

18

KYD-TrW-10

Beta-339861

Above E9

W-2.75

1.66–1.67

Plant

−26.9

2410 ± 30

2690–2630 (11.2 %), 2620–2590 (2.9 %), 2500–2340 (81.3 %)

19

KYD-TrW-11

Beta-341798

Below E9

W-2.75

1.73–1.74

Plant

−24.5

2530 ± 30

2750–2680 (35.8 %), 2640–2490 (59.6 %)

20

KYD-TrW-12

Beta-339862

Above E10

W-2.75

1.87–1.88

Plant

−27.2

2810 ± 30

3000–2840 (95.4 %)

21

KYD-TrW-13

Beta-340343

Above E10

W-2.75

1.87–1.88

Charcoal

−25.4

3500 ± 30

3860–3690 (95.4 %)

22

KYD-TrW-14

Beta-341799

Below E10

W-2.75

1.92–1.93

Plant

−28.0

2780 ± 30

2960–2790 (95.4 %)

23

KYD-TrW-15

Beta-339863

Above E11

W-2.75

2.16–2.17

Plant

−26.1

2870 ± 30

3080–2880 (95.4 %)

24

KYD-TrW-16

IAAA-131669

Above E11

W-2.75

2.16–2.17

Organic sediment

−23.5

3500 ± 30

3860–3690 (95.4 %)

25

KYD-TrW-17

Beta-341800

Below E11

W-2.75

2.25–2.26

Plant

−25.8

3020 ± 30

3340–3140 (92.0 %), 3130–3110 (1.4 %), 3100–3080 (2.0 %)

26

KYD-Tr-a

Beta-357405

Below E3

E-2.40-2.60

0.50–0.70

Plant

−28.2

500 ± 30

620–610 (0.7 %), 560–500 (94.7 %)

27

KYD-Tr-b

Beta-339852

Channel 1

E-6.00

0.68–0.70

Plant

−27.0

1190 ± 30

1230–1210 (2.9 %), 1190–1050 (89.0 %), 1030–1000 (3.5 %)

28

KYD-Tr-c

Beta-339853

Channel 1

E-7.30

0.95

Seed (Juglans sp.)

−25.3

1240 ± 30

1270–1070 (95.4 %)

29

KYD-Tr-d

Beta-357406

Channel 1

E-6.00

0.94–0.99

Plant

−28.9

1090 ± 30

1060–930 (95.4 %)

30

KYD-Tr-e

Beta-339854

Channel 2

E-8.45

1.30

Plant

−25.1

1040 ± 30

1050–1020 (5.2 %), 1000–910 (90.2 %)