On the intrinsic accuracy and precision of luminescence dating techniques for fired ceramics

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1591-1602

  Pagonis, Vasilis ^a   Chen, Reuven ^b   Kitis, George ^c  

^a MCDANIEL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Accident dosimetry; Additive dose TL technique; Authenticity testing; Equivalent dose estimation; Kinetic rate equations; Luminescence dating; Optically stimulated luminescence (OSL); Phototransfer technique; Quartz; Retrospective dosimetry; SAR technique; SAR TL; Thermoluminescence (TL)

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; CERAMICS; LUMINESCENCE DATING; PROBABILITY; QUARTZ; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

EID: 79956144090     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2011.02.024     Document Type: Article

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