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Main Title Luminescence Dating in Archaeology, Anthropology, and Geoarchaeology An Overview / [electronic resource] :
Type EBOOK
Author Liritzis, Ioannis.
Other Authors
Author Title of a Work
Singhvi, Ashok Kumar.
Feathers, James K.
Wagner, Gunther A.
Kadereit, Annette.
Zacharias, Nikolaos.
Li, Sheng-Hua.
Publisher Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
Year Published 2013
Call Number GB3-5030
ISBN 9783319001708
Subjects Geography ; Anthropology ; Archaeology
Internet Access
Description Access URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-00170-8
Collation VII, 70 p. 10 illus., 5 illus. in color. online resource.
Notes
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Contents Notes
Introduction -- Luminescence Dating Protocols and Dating Range -- Dose Rate -- Luminescence Dating of Archaeological Materials -- Luminescence-Based Authenticity Testing -- Luminescence Dating in Geomorphological and Geoarchaeological Research in Europe: Application Examples -- Meteoritic Impacts, Tsunamis -- Conclusions. The field of Luminescence Dating has reached a level of maturity. Both research and applications from all fields of archaeological science, from archaeological materials to anthropology and geoarchaeology, now routinely employ luminescence dating. The advent of optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) techniques and the potential for exploring a spectrum of grain aliquots enhanced the applicability, accuracy and the precision of luminescence dating. The present contribution reviews the physical basis, mechanisms and methodological aspects of luminescence dating; discusses advances in instrumentations and facilities, improvements in analytical procedures, and statistical treatment of data along with some examples of applications across continents, covering all periods (Middle Palaeolithic to Medieval) and both Old and New World archaeology. They also include interdisciplinary applications that contribute to palaeo-landscape reconstruction.