OxCal v4.3.2

[christoph...@rlaha.ox.ac.uk]

This is just to announce that OxCal v4.3.2 has now been released and is ready for online or for downloading at:

http://c14.arch.ox.ac.uk/oxcal.html  

Details of the updates are given at:

http://c14.arch.ox.ac.uk/oxcalhelp/hlp_develop.html

The main reason for upgrading would be if you are using mixed calibration curves with reservoir offsets within Bayesian models where there was a problem in v4.2.4.  Observant among you will have noticed that there was a v4.3.1 issued about a week ago.  After extensive testing by many users a few issues were fixed in this latest update and you should upgrade to v4.3.2 if you have already installed v4.3.1.

Note to those downloading the program - there is a new Firefox addon which will have to be installed in order to be able to use the new version.  Should you wish to revert to a previous version these are available on the site at:

http://c14.arch.ox.ac.uk/oxcal.html#old

Please let me know if there are any problems.

Sorry for any cross-posting.

Best wishes

Christopher Ramsey

[Carley Crann]

Hello, 

Question about referencing the new version: The reference above a calibration plot is now Bronk Ramsey (2017), but the OxCal website still says that if we use OxCal we should reference Bronk Ramsey 2009. I would assume the website just needs an update and I see there is a new paper, "Methods for Summarizing Radiocarbon Datasets" from the Radiocarbon and Archaeology Conference. 

Would you mind clarifying? 

Much appreciated, 
Carley

[Christopher Ramsey]

Carley

Many thanks for your email. There are always two different dates - one is the date of the release of the particular program version which is 2017. The other is the printed publication date for the methods used. The latter is usually what people wish to refer to as this has a doi and is a formal reference.

The new paper should be referenced if the new methods are used - but the 2009 paper is still the best for most uses. I will update the website now the new paper is online in early view.

Best wishes

Christopher

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