Methodological developments in the luminescence dating of brick from English late-medieval and post-medieval buildings

Archaeometry

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 827-851

  Bailiff, Ian K ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fired clay brick; Late medieval; Luminescence dating; Post medieval

Indexed keywords

HISTORIC BUILDING; LUMINESCENCE DATING; MEDIEVAL; METHODOLOGY; QUARTZ;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 35648949343     PISSN: 0003813X     EISSN: 14754754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4754.2007.00338.x     Document Type: Article

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