Luminescence Dating in Archaeology, Anthropology, and Geoarchaeology An Overview

Luminescence Dating in Archaeology, Anthropology, and Geoarchaeology An Overview / by Ioannis Liritzis, Ashok Kumar Singhvi, James K. Feathers, Gunther A. Wagner, Annette Kadereit, Nikolaos Zacharias, Sheng-Hua Li.

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...

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Main Authors: Liritzis, Ioannis (Author), Singhvi, Ashok Kumar (Author), Feathers, James K. (Author), Wagner, Gunther A. (Author), Kadereit, Annette (Author), Zacharias, Nikolaos (Author), Li, Sheng-Hua (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edition:1st ed. 2013.
Series:SpringerBriefs in Earth System Sciences,
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Physical geography.
Archaeology.
Lasers.
Photonics.
Anthropology.
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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