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Thermoluminescence Dating

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.

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Thermoluminescence Dating (TL)
Taxonomic method record · process-pipeline / archaeology
  • Aitken, M. J. (1985). Thermoluminescence Dating. Academic Press. · URL
  • Prescott, J. R., & Hutton, J. T. (1994). Cosmic ray contributions to dose rates for luminescence and ESR dating: Large depths and long-term time variations. Radiation Measurements, 23(2-3), 497-500. · DOI 10.1016/1350-4487(94)90086-8
  • Wintle, A. G. (2005). Luminescence dating: laboratory procedures and protocols. Radiation Measurements, 27(5-6), 769-817. · URL
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Same method familyArchaeomagnetic Datingmachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.Taxonomic bucketElectron Spin Resonance Datingmachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.Taxonomic bucketOptically Stimulated Luminescence Datingmachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.Same method familyUse-Wear Analysismachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.

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