OSL dating as an alternative tool for age determination of relic charcoal kilns
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- Nasrin Karimi Moayed (UGent) , Dimitri Vandenberghe (UGent) , Koen Deforce (UGent) , Eva Kaptijn, Paulina Biernacka (UGent) , Wim De Clercq (UGent) and Johan De Grave (UGent)
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- Chronometric studies of charcoal production remains are largely based on 14C dating of associated charcoal. Owing to intrinsic limitations, however, this method provides no meaningful time-resolution for post-1650 CE features. We investigate the potential of optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dating of heated sandy sediments as an alternative and complementary tool for dating charcoal kiln remains. Seven samples from five relic charcoal kilns, and 11 complementary samples from the underlying sandy substrate are used. Through a range of procedural tests we demonstrate that the single-aliquot regenerative-dose procedure in combination with OSL signals from quartz allows determining equivalent doses both accurately and precisely. For four of the five investigated kilns, OSL ages are consistent with independent age information from 14C-dating and written sources. Especially for post-1650 CE features, the precision can be significantly better than that of 14C dating and we highlight the potential of OSL dating for distinguishing, relatively, between charcoal production phases with an unprecedented time-resolution. We conclude that the approach is a promising alternative to 14C.
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- Archeology, History, charcoal kilns, modern ages, OSL dating, radiocarbon dating, woodlands, LUMINESCENCE, QUARTZ, SEDIMENTS, FOREST, SITES
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Please use this url to cite or link to this publication: http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-01GT4R8GS8QRR85BRDHAN8X548
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- Karimi Moayed, Nasrin, et al. “OSL Dating as an Alternative Tool for Age Determination of Relic Charcoal Kilns.” ARCHAEOMETRY, vol. 65, no. 5, 2023, pp. 939–54, doi:10.1111/arcm.12860.
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- Karimi Moayed, N., Vandenberghe, D., Deforce, K., Kaptijn, E., Biernacka, P., De Clercq, W., & De Grave, J. (2023). OSL dating as an alternative tool for age determination of relic charcoal kilns. ARCHAEOMETRY, 65(5), 939–954. https://doi.org/10.1111/arcm.12860
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- Karimi Moayed, Nasrin, Dimitri Vandenberghe, Koen Deforce, Eva Kaptijn, Paulina Biernacka, Wim De Clercq, and Johan De Grave. 2023. “OSL Dating as an Alternative Tool for Age Determination of Relic Charcoal Kilns.” ARCHAEOMETRY 65 (5): 939–54. https://doi.org/10.1111/arcm.12860.
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- Karimi Moayed, Nasrin, Dimitri Vandenberghe, Koen Deforce, Eva Kaptijn, Paulina Biernacka, Wim De Clercq, and Johan De Grave. 2023. “OSL Dating as an Alternative Tool for Age Determination of Relic Charcoal Kilns.” ARCHAEOMETRY 65 (5): 939–954. doi:10.1111/arcm.12860.
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- 1.Karimi Moayed N, Vandenberghe D, Deforce K, Kaptijn E, Biernacka P, De Clercq W, et al. OSL dating as an alternative tool for age determination of relic charcoal kilns. ARCHAEOMETRY. 2023;65(5):939–54.
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- [1]N. Karimi Moayed et al., “OSL dating as an alternative tool for age determination of relic charcoal kilns,” ARCHAEOMETRY, vol. 65, no. 5, pp. 939–954, 2023.
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abstract = {{Chronometric studies of charcoal production remains are largely based on 14C dating of associated charcoal. Owing to intrinsic limitations, however, this method provides no meaningful time-resolution for post-1650 CE features. We investigate the potential of optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dating of heated sandy sediments as an alternative and complementary tool for dating charcoal kiln remains. Seven samples from five relic charcoal kilns, and 11 complementary samples from the underlying sandy substrate are used. Through a range of procedural tests we demonstrate that the single-aliquot regenerative-dose procedure in combination with OSL signals from quartz allows determining equivalent doses both accurately and precisely. For four of the five investigated kilns, OSL ages are consistent with independent age information from 14C-dating and written sources. Especially for post-1650 CE features, the precision can be significantly better than that of 14C dating and we highlight the potential of OSL dating for distinguishing, relatively, between charcoal production phases with an unprecedented time-resolution. We conclude that the approach is a promising alternative to 14C.}},
author = {{Karimi Moayed, Nasrin and Vandenberghe, Dimitri and Deforce, Koen and Kaptijn, Eva and Biernacka, Paulina and De Clercq, Wim and De Grave, Johan}},
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journal = {{ARCHAEOMETRY}},
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