The world is full of incredible archaeological sites, inspiring historic figures, and breathtaking ancient artefacts. But what about those everyday objects that have become so essential to our daily life that we don't even notice them any more? In this podcast, professional archaeologist and journalist Dr Matilda Siebrecht explores the deep history and archaeological origins of the most familiar objects and crafts, sometimes enlisting the help of an expert guest speaker to really dig into the topic. Ever wanted to find out the history of the simple notebook? What the ancient equivalent of a computer was? When we started using doors? Then plug in your headphones, grab your hot beverage of choice, and tune in!
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The world is full of incredible archaeological sites, inspiring historic figures, and breathtaking ancient artefacts. But what about those everyday objects that have become so essential to our daily life that we don't even notice them any more? In this podcast, professional archaeologist and journalist Dr Matilda Siebrecht explores the deep history and archaeological origins of the most familiar objects and crafts, sometimes enlisting the help of an expert guest speaker to really dig into the topic. Ever wanted to find out the history of the simple notebook? What the ancient equivalent of a computer was? When we started using doors? Then plug in your headphones, grab your hot beverage of choice, and tune in!
How to date an archaeologist: Thermoluminescence Dating - Ep 31
Tea-Break Archaeology
26 minutes 50 seconds
1 year ago
How to date an archaeologist: Thermoluminescence Dating - Ep 31
In this month's Tea-break Time Travel Training, Matilda is looking at yet another scientific dating technique used in archaeology: Thermoluminescence Dating! What is thermoluminescence? How you can use it to date ancient pottery? How does it compare to previous dating methods covered on the podcast? And are dreams made of atoms? Listen in to find out!
Transcripts
* For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/teabreak/31
Links
* Chapter on luminescence dating [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/230660368_Luminescence_dating_in_prehistoric_archaeology_An_overview#fullTextFileContent]
* Original article by Daniels et al (1953) [https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.117.3040.343]
* Original article by Aitken et al (1964) [https://www.nature.com/articles/2021032b0]
* Case Study example [https://d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/100682653/56950-60822-1-PB-libre.pdf?1680621348=&response-content-disposition=inline%3B+filename%3DOptically_Stimulated_Luminescence_and_Th.pdf&Expires=1728033505&Signature=Ixac1Y6c33-PeegQkzaPgI4Iqb02QUGoOmzepxVSW5kR0kYDK~fKbsZT0d4zC11dTwXx5aAhrkPOwex-8fw4e-FxvPPeYy5VBU2IMyzOhg-1SwMY8vsexEKVOMIUa~joIW~08V5orLONCFv3LddMAVMKcwNH0hisvR~RRNx5qzUj8drs0~WjngKCAz2OO37nTV~Vn4TIlR6R9DChoMSMiWP3U9QtdbTvI6bAPz0UAJwzHMqd9lZsL2qjuz7cfbvVdDp5EQ5ZJrtdAT5gNbgr28U7cFmGd7TBzFd1sFghTY8D30y3oOMF8bMN-YNoJEF-xoX7dLt2-2e36cqDpJcjLA__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJLOHF5GGSLRBV4ZA]
* Paper on thermoluminescence dating [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ms-Tite/publication/229588700_Thermoluminescent_dating_A_re-appraisal/links/5aae8e7c458515ecebe96d59/Thermoluminescent-dating-A-re-appraisal.pdf]
* Method description [https://iris.unito.it/bitstream/2318/1784412/1/813-7022-1-PB.pdf]
* Dig it with Raven post on thermoluminescence [https://www.digitwithraven.com/single-post/thermoluminescence-dating-archaeology]
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Tea-Break Archaeology
The world is full of incredible archaeological sites, inspiring historic figures, and breathtaking ancient artefacts. But what about those everyday objects that have become so essential to our daily life that we don't even notice them any more? In this podcast, professional archaeologist and journalist Dr Matilda Siebrecht explores the deep history and archaeological origins of the most familiar objects and crafts, sometimes enlisting the help of an expert guest speaker to really dig into the topic. Ever wanted to find out the history of the simple notebook? What the ancient equivalent of a computer was? When we started using doors? Then plug in your headphones, grab your hot beverage of choice, and tune in!
