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Optically stimulated luminescence dating of ancient bricks from the Church of St James in Toruń, Poland

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ID7147414
AuthorsNatalia K Pawlak (0000-0003-1484-4848, Institute of Physics, Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Informatics Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń Toruń Poland, corresponding author), Alicja Chruścińska (0000-0002-2946-404X, Institute of Physics, Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Informatics Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń Toruń Poland, corresponding author), Piotr Palczewski (0000-0001-9679-4033, Institute of Physics, Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Informatics Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń Toruń Poland), Krystyna Sulkowska‐Tuszyńska (Institute of Archaeology, Faculty of History Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń Toruń Poland), Krystyna Sulkowska-Tuszyńska (0000-0002-8901-0437, Nicolaus Copernicus University)
Year2025
Volume67
Issue5
Pages1098-1117
Publication date2025-10-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueArchaeometry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0003-813X • E-ISSN: 1475-4754
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/arcm.13069
OpenAlexW4408319255
LanguageEN
References cited23

The Church of St James in Toruń is one of Poland's most valuable Gothic monuments. According to the inscription preserved in the presbytery, the commonly accepted date when construction began is AD 1309. However, another hypothesis can also be found in the literature stating that the first brick temple in the location of the present church was built at a much earlier time. In this study, we apply luminescence dating to more than 30 bricks to support that supposition. Our age results suggest that a brick temple was erected on a plan corresponding to the present one in the 13th century

Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Geochemistry · Geography · Holocene · Luminescence · Mineralogy · Optical dating · Optically stimulated luminescence · Optoelectronics · Thermoluminescence dating · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Building materials and conservation · Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis · Geology · History · Materials Science

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