How much does carbon dating cost?

Beta Analytic’s radiocarbon dating cost varies by material type and service requested.

Please indicate the following information in the form below so we can provide the appropriate prices.

1. Carbon Dating Services 

• AMS Standard – results are reported in 14 business days or less
• AMS Priority – 6 business days or less
• AMS Time Guide – 2-3 business days (not applicable to bones or sediments)
• RadiometricPLUS – 30 business days (applicable to charcoal, dung, peat, plants and seeds, shells, corals and wood)

2. Material Type (e.g. non-heated bones, charcoal, sediment)

3. Currency (USD, EUR, GBP, JPY, KRW, RMB or TWD)

If you need an estimate or quotation, please also indicate the number of samples per material and the billing address of the paying institution.

We respond to inquiries promptly during business hours (8 AM – 5 PM EST, Monday-Friday).

Materials Not Accepted for AMS Dating

The laboratory does not undertake radiocarbon dating of:

• manuscripts, objects of art or other valuable or priceless items unless they are submitted and paid for by a recognized governmental agency, major museum, or other official agency investigating the materials as part of multidisciplinary scholarly process
• Samples with “tracer Carbon-14” or any materials that have been artificially enhanced with Carbon-12, Carbon-13, Carbon-14 or any other isotope 

Stable Isotope Analysis 

Beta Analytic also provides stable isotope analysis of various samples including:

– Bones (Cremated), Organics and Water DIC

δ13C

– Bones (Non-cremated)

δ13C + δ15N

δ13C + δ15N + %C + %N + C:N

– Carbonates

δ13C + δ18O

– Water

δD

δ18O

δD + δ18O

δD + δ18O plus δ13C on water DIC