TY - BOOK ID - 8210430 TI - Luminescence Dating in Archaeology, Anthropology, and Geoarchaeology : An Overview AU - Liritzis, Ioannis. AU - Singhvi, Ashok Kumar. AU - Feathers, James K. AU - Wagner, Gunther A. AU - Kadereit, Annette. AU - Zacharias, Nikolaos. AU - Li, Sheng-Hua. PY - 2013 SN - 3319001698 3319001701 PB - Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Archaeology -- Methodology. KW - Luminescence dating. KW - Pottery, Prehistoric. KW - Geography KW - Earth & Environmental Sciences KW - Physical Geography KW - Archaeological dating. KW - Luminescence spectroscopy. KW - Anthropology. KW - Archaeological geology. KW - Archaeogeology KW - Geoarchaeology KW - Geological archaeology KW - Luminescence spectrometry KW - Spectrometry, Luminescence KW - Spectroscopy, Luminescence KW - Archaeology KW - Dating in archaeology KW - Dating KW - Earth sciences. KW - Physical geography. KW - Archaeology. KW - Earth Sciences. KW - Earth System Sciences. KW - Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices. KW - Human beings KW - Archeology KW - Anthropology KW - Auxiliary sciences of history KW - History KW - Antiquities KW - Geosciences KW - Environmental sciences KW - Physical sciences KW - Geology KW - Spectrum analysis KW - Luminescent probes KW - Methodology KW - Lasers. KW - Photonics. KW - New optics KW - Optics KW - Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation KW - Masers, Optical KW - Optical masers KW - Light amplifiers KW - Light sources KW - Optoelectronic devices KW - Nonlinear optics KW - Optical parametric oscillators KW - Primitive societies KW - Social sciences UR - http://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:8210430 AB - The field of Luminescence Dating has reached a level of maturity. Both research and applications from all fields of archaeological science, from archaeological materials to anthropology and geoarchaeology, now routinely employ luminescence dating. The advent of optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) techniques and the potential for exploring a spectrum of grain aliquots enhanced the applicability, accuracy and the precision of luminescence dating. The present contribution reviews the physical basis, mechanisms and methodological aspects of luminescence dating; discusses advances in instrumentations and facilities, improvements in analytical procedures, and statistical treatment of data along with some examples of applications across continents, covering all periods (Middle Palaeolithic to Medieval) and both Old and New World archaeology.  They also include interdisciplinary applications that contribute to palaeo-landscape reconstruction. ER -