期刊
QUATERNARY GEOCHRONOLOGY
卷 65, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.quageo.2021.101181
关键词
Optical dating; Post-infrared IRSL; Composite grains; Micro-aliquots; Standardised growth curve
资金
- University of Wollongong
- Australian Government Research Training Program
- Michael J. Morwood Fellowship from the University of Wollongong
- Australian Research Council [FT140100384, FT150100138, FL130100116, CE170100015]
- Australian Research Council [FT150100138] Funding Source: Australian Research Council
The study presents an improved dating procedure for volcanic sediments at Liang Bua, allowing for more accurate estimation of their ages. By investigating the luminescence behavior of composite mineral grains, a standardized growth curve and a new measurement method were developed to effectively estimate the equivalent dose.
Volcanic sediments are generally difficult to date using luminescence dating methods, but many important archaeological and palaeoanthropological sites are located in volcanic regions. Here we present an improved dating procedure for grains with composite mineralogies deposited at Liang Bua, the type locality of Homo floresiensis in Indonesia, using the post-infrared infrared stimulated luminescence (pIRIR) signal. Individual mineral grains that emit detectable pIRIR signals are composed of a range of feldspar varieties, quartz, clay minerals, heavy minerals and volcanic glass, rendering the isolation of individual potassium-rich feldspar grains infeasible. We investigate the luminescence behaviour of these composite mineral grains in detail, including their thermal stability, anomalous fading and dose-response characteristics. A standardised growth curve is developed to enable more time-efficient measurements, together with a 'micro-aliquot' approach in which each hole on a disc contains approximately 8-10 grains. Less than 1% of grains yield detectable pIRIR signals when measured individually, so the use of micro-aliquots provides, in effect, a means of estimating the equivalent dose (De) at single-grain resolution. Our results show that the pIRIR signal measured at 275 degrees C is suitable for estimating De values of these composite grains, without the need for residual dose or fading corrections.
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