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Optically Stimulated Luminescence Dating

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.

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Optically Stimulated Luminescence Dating (OSL)
Taxonomic method record · process-pipeline / archaeology
  • 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. · URL
  • Rhodes, E. J. (1994). Optical dating of quartz using the 320 nm TL emission. Radiation Measurements, 23(2-3), 371-378. · URL
  • Wintle, A. G., & Murray, A. S. (2006). A review of quartz optically stimulated luminescence characteristics and their relevance to single-aliquot regeneration dating protocols. Radiation Measurements, 41(4), 369-391. · DOI 10.1016/j.radmeas.2005.11.001
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