Σύγκριση μεθόδων

	Χρονολόγηση με Θερμοφωταύγεια	Optically Stimulated Luminescence Dating
Πεδίο	Αρχαιολογία	Αρχαιολογία
Οικογένεια	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Έτος προέλευσης	1960s	1985
Δημιουργός	Michael Aitken	David Huntley
Τύπος	Luminescence dating technique	Luminescence dating technique
Θεμελιώδης πηγή	Aitken, M. J. (1985). Thermoluminescence Dating. Academic Press.	Huntley, D. J., Godfrey-Smith, D. I., & Thewalt, M. L. (1985). Thermoluminescence dating of ocean sediments. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 22(3), 423-427.
Εναλλακτικές ονομασίες	TL dating, thermoluminescence chronometry	OSL dating, optical dating
Συναφείς	4	4
Σύνοψη	Thermoluminescence (TL) dating is a chronometric technique that determines the age of pottery, ceramics, and sediments by measuring light emitted when heated to high temperatures. Pioneered by Michael Aitken in the 1960s, it quantifies the accumulated radiation dose stored in mineral crystal lattices. The method revolutionized archaeological dating by enabling scientists to date ceramic vessels and fired clay objects directly, providing absolute chronologies for human occupation sites worldwide.	Optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dating is a chronometric method that determines the age of sedimentary materials by measuring light-induced electron release from mineral grains. Developed by David Huntley and colleagues in the 1980s, it measures the time elapsed since sediment was last exposed to sunlight. This technique is widely used in archaeology, geology, and paleoenvironmental studies to date deposits ranging from a few decades to several hundred thousand years old.