ADVANCES IN SURFACE LUMINESCENCE DATING: NEW DATA FROM SELECTED MONUMENTS

Authors

  • I. Liritzis University of the Aegean, Dept of Mediterranean Studies, Laboratory of Archaeometry, Rhodes 85100, Greece
  • A. Vafiadou University of the Aegean, Dept of Mediterranean Studies, Laboratory of Archaeometry, Rhodes 85100, Greece
  • N. Zacharias University of Peloponnese, Dept of History, Archaeology & Cultural Resources Management, Lab of Archaeometry, 24 100 Kalamata, Greece
  • G.S. Polymeris Laboratory of Radiation Applications and Archaeological Dating, Department of Archaeometry and Physicochemical Measurements, ΄Athena΄ - Research and Innovation Center in Information, Communication and Knowledge Technologies, Tsimiski 58, GR-67100, Xanthi, Greece
  • R.G Bednarik International Federation of Rock Art Organizations, Melbourne, Australia

Keywords:

optically stimulated luminescence, surface luminescence dating, Mediterranean, sandstone, megalithic monument

Abstract

In the present study, an attempt is being made to date samples from three archaeological sites in the Mediterranean using surface luminescence dating techniques. The methods are well established and this study is an effort to apply it to monuments that have not being dated with these methods before. Megalithic structures are eligible for absolute dating using OSL approaches in routine-based procedures. The structures that were chosen for dating are Osirion and Seti A’ Temples in Abydos, Egypt, and a precipitate from a Saudi Arabian rock art site.

OSL ages obtained for the Saudi Arabia monument refer to geological episodes that ascribe at the Middle Bronze Age (middle 2 nd mill. BC) while for the two Egyptian monuments, the results report for ages during the Middle Kingdom Age and of a younger date, spanning from the beginning till the end of 2nd mill. BC indicating original or later architectural phases.

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Published

2023-07-27

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 3 (2013)

Section

Articles