University of Waikato Radiocarbon Dating Laboratory WWW Home Page

The Waikato laboratory in New Zealand is a national radiocarbon facility. We are an independent department within the School of Science and Technology. For more than 10 years we have been providing radiocarbon assays for scientists and researchers in New Zealand, Australia, North America, Japan and Europe. We guarantee:

• Accurate measurements.
• Excellent service.
• High Quality Assurance.
• Rapid turnaround time.
• Reasonable rates.

We also treat all results generated in the laboratory with complete confidentiality.

We provide the following information here concerning our:

• Radiocarbon dating service and Quality Assurance data
• A Waikato laboratory price list.
• Research programmes at the lab and staff profiles.

If you plan to submit samples please fill out one of our electronic submission forms and mail radiocarbon samples to the address below.

Prehistorians will be interested in our New Zealand archaeological radiocarbon database. This lists all radiocarbon dates from New Zealand archaeological sites measured at this facility. (The dates come only from submitters who have given their written consent).

Any questions about this WWW Home Page should be addressed to:

All dating enquiries should be made in the first instance to the Director:

(Last updated 29/3/95)

Other useful WWW sites:

• University of Waikato WWW Server.
• Radiocarbon Home Page.
• Monash University Earth Sciences.
• ArchNet