Luminescence dating of quaternary sediments
Recent advances
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23334237 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Geoff A T Duller (0000-0002-2694-4590, V. B. Sochava Institute of Geography, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 183-192 |
| Publication date | 2004-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Quaternary Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0267-8179 • E-ISSN: 1099-1417 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/jqs.809 |
| OpenAlex | W2025354386 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 71 |
| References cited | 50 |
Luminescence dating is unique amongst geochronological methods in dating the deposition of sediments based upon the properties of the constituent minerals. For Quaternary sediments the event being dated is the last exposure of the grains to daylight, and an implicit assumption is that this exposure was sufficient to remove any pre‐existing signal. Until recently it has been difficult to test this assumption, other than by dating samples from a given depositional context with an age that is known from independent methods. There have been a series of technological and methodological developments in the past 5–10 yr that make it possible to undertake many replicate measurements of the luminescence from a single sample and hence to explicitly test whether for a specific sample all the grains had their luminescence signal reset at deposition. This allows the reliability of the luminescence age to be assessed. Where all the grains in a sample were not exposed to sufficient daylight to reset their luminescence signal, the apparent age will be an average value of the luminescence from all the grains measured at one time. Where many grains are measured simultaneously, this will overestimate the depositional age. The distribution of apparent age can be made clear by reducing the number of grains being measured in a given experiment, ultimately to the point of measuring individual sand‐sized mineral grains. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Context (archaeology) · Daylight · Deposition (geology) · Geochemistry · Luminescence · Mineralogy · Optics · Optoelectronics · Physics · Sediment · Sedimentary depositional environment · Thermoluminescence dating · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Geology · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · Materials Science · Paleontology · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
Optical ages on loess derived from outwash surfaces constrain the advance of the Laurentide Ice Sheet out of the Lake Superior Basin, USA
Coastal occupation and foraging during the last glacial maximum and early Holocene at Waterfall Bluff, eastern Pondoland, South Africa
Characteristics and chronology of loess along the coast of the Bohai Sea, China
A conceptual model for the interpretation of aeolian sediments from a semiarid high-mountain environment since the late glacial
A loess–paleosol record of climate and glacial history over the past two glacial–interglacial cycles (~ 150 ka), southern Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Glacial–interglacial cycles in the south-central and southeastern Pyrenees since ~180 ka (NE Spain–Andorra–S France)
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Evidence from the Rio Bayo valley on the extent of the North Patagonian Icefield during the Late Pleistocene–Holocene Transition
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The earliest human occupation of the high-altitude Tibetan Plateau 40 thousand to 30 thousand years ago
An early and enduring advanced technology originating 71,000 years ago in South Africa
Anatomically modern human in Southeast Asia (Laos) by 46 ka
Single‐grain optical dating of Quaternary sediments
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A review of quartz optically stimulated luminescence characteristics and their relevance in single-aliquot regeneration dating protocols
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Geomorphological correlation of the tectonically displaced Tejo River terraces (Gavião–Chamusca area, central Portugal) supported by luminescence dating
Exploring Paleogeographic Conditions at Two P aleolithic Sites in N avarino, Southwest G reece, Dated by Optically Stimulated Luminescence
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Multiple dating approaches applied to the recent sediments in the Yangtze River (Changjiang) subaqueous delta
Glaciar León, Chilean Patagonia
Reconstruction of Holocene foreland progradation using optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dating
Chronology and controls of donga (gully) formation in the upper Blood River catchment, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Alluvial-lacustrine record of Mid- to Late-Holocene moisture variations trend verified by multiple proxies in the middle and lower reaches of the Hutubi River, northwest China
Identifying extreme pluvials in the last millennia using optical dating of single grains of quartz from shorelines on Australia’s largest lake
Geoarchaeology of the Kostenki–Borshchevo sites, Don River Valley, Russia
Single and multigrain quartz‐luminescence dating of irrigation‐channel features in Santa Fe, New Mexico
Geoarchaeological investigations at the Topper and Big Pine Tree sites, Allendale County, South Carolina
Optical dating of a Fimic Anthrosol in the southern Netherlands
Bypassing the Suess-effect
Historical classification of ridge and furrow cultivation at selected locations in Northern and central Germany using a multi-dating approach and historical sources
Optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dating and spatial analysis of geometric lines in the Northern Arabian Desert
Excavations at Site C North, Kalambo Falls, Zambia
New insights into the late Middle Stone Age occupation of Oued el Akarit, southern Tunisia
The Middle Stone Age Sequence at Klipfonteinrand 1 (KFR1), Western Cape, South Africa
Diverse stone artefacts around Lake Woods, Central Northern Territory, Australia
Pleistocene Archaeology and Chronology of Putslaagte 8 (PL8) Rockshelter, Western Cape, South Africa
The Lowermost Tejo River Terrace at Foz do Enxarrique, Portugal
Archaeoseismological studies on historical heritage sites in the Gyeongju area, SE Korea
The applications of optically stimulated luminescence dating in active fault and paleo-earthquake studies
Quaternary glacial chronology of the Kanas River valley, Altai Mountains, China
Recent faulting in the southern Arava, Dead Sea Transform
Challenges involved in obtaining luminescence ages for long records of aridity
Long-term pasture management impacts on eolian sand soils in the southern mixed-grass prairie
Developing a framework of Quaternary dune accumulation in the northern Rub' al-Khali, Arabia
Formation of Danube delta beach ridge plains and signatures in morphology
Application of luminescence dating to Quaternary tectonic movements and environmental change
ESR dating of megafauna enamel teeth from Lagoa Uri de Cima Archaeological Site (Pernambuco, Northeastern Brazil)
Optical dating of K-feldspar grains from Middle Pleistocene lacustrine sediment at Marathousa 1 (Greece)
Loess chronostratigraphy in Eastern Croatia—A luminescence dating approach
Interpretations and common challenges of aeolian records from North American dune fields
Quartz OSL dating of ancient ceramics fragments from the Churajon archaeological complex in Arequipa, Peru
Luminescence-based dune chronologies in southern Africa
The Inqua Dunes Atlas chronologic database
Assessing Late Pleistocene and Holocene phases of aeolian activity on the Nyírség alluvial fan, Hungary
Fifty Years of Luminescence Dating
Problems of Ceramic Chronology in the Southeast
Dating, Paleoenvironments, and Archaeology
Extending the chronology of deposits at Blombos Cave, South Africa, back to 140ka using optical dating of single and multiple grains of quartz
An OSL chronology for the sedimentary deposits from Pinnacle Point Cave 13B-A punctuated presence
New investigations at Kalambo Falls, Zambia
The age of three Middle Palaeolithic sites
The dating and interpretation of a Mode 1 site in the Luangwa Valley, Zambia
Archaeological resource modelling in temperate river valleys
First evidence of Pleistocene rock art in North Africa
Optical Dating of Holocene Dune Sands in the Ferris Dune Field, Wyoming
An Introduction to Optical Dating
Optical and radiocarbon dating at Jinmium rock shelter in northern Australia
Optical dating of sediments
Advances in luminescence instrument systems
Dose-rate conversion factors
The distribution of apparent dose as determined by Optically Stimulated Luminescence in small aliquots of fluvial quartzImplications for dating young sediments
Luminescence dating of quartz using an improved single-aliquot regenerative-dose protocol
Coastal geomorphology in Australia
The human colonisation of Australia
Optical Dating of Single and Multiple Grains of Quartz From Jinmium Rock Shelter, Northern Australia
Optical Dating of Sediments
Optical Dating of Single and Multiple Grains of Quartz From Jinmium Rock Shelter, Northern Australia
Luminescence Dating of Sediments—the Detection of High Equivalent Dose Grains Using an Imaging Photon Detector
Optical dating of dune sand from Blombos Cave, South Africa
Early human occupation of northern Australia
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| Citations per year | 3,38 |
| Citation span | 2005 - 2026 (22) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 63 |