Optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) signals from quartz can be used to determine when
sedimentary archives were deposited. OSL dating uses the accumulation of energy stored in …

The infinite matrix assumption is commonly used to derive dose rates in the field of
paleodosimetric dating methods. The update of nuclear data allowed calculating new dose …

The time of arrival of people in Australia is an unresolved question. It is relevant to debates
about when modern humans first dispersed out of Africa and when their descendants …

Optical dating measures the time that has elapsed since mineral grains were exposed to
daylight. The technique is ideal for sediments in which all the grains were exposed to …

Today's understanding of sea-level change developed through a combination of process-
based physical modelling and observational data. Observational data of sea-level change …

The luminescence properties of common minerals, such as quartz and potassium‐rich
feldspars, allow them to be used to measure depositional ages for late Quaternary …

The development and application of luminescence dating and dosimetry techniques have
grown exponentially in the last several decades. Luminescence methods provide age …

Barrier systems contain lengthy, but complex, records of long-term environmental
fluctuations. The Wilderness embayment, South Africa, contains a system of shore-parallel …

A new interdisciplinary project was initiated to excavate a portion of the Palaeolithic site of
La Ferrassie left intact by earlier excavations. One of the aims of this project was to provide …

Luminescence dating techniques have been applied to a range of different types of coastal
and marine deposits, involving a variety of depositional processes and environments, as a …