Defining minimum reporting requirements for ESR dating of optically bleached quartz grains

Authors

  • M. Duval Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution (ARCHE), Environmental Futures Research Institute, Griffith University, Nathan
  • J-J. Bahain Departement de Prehistoire, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, UMR 7194, Paris
  • M. Bartz Institute of Geography, University of Cologne, Cologne
  • C. Falguères Departement de Prehistoire, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, UMR 7194, Paris
  • V. Guilarte Centro Nacional de Investigacion Sobre Evolución Humana (CENIEH), Burgos
  • D. Moreno Centro Nacional de Investigacion Sobre Evolución Humana (CENIEH), Burgos
  • H. Tissoux Departement de Prehistoire, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, UMR 7194, Paris
  • M. del Val Department of Mineralogy and Petrology, UPV-EHU University of the Basque Country, Leioa
  • P. Voinchet Departement de Prehistoire, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, UMR 7194, Paris
  • L. J. Arnold School of Physical Sciences, Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing (IPAS) and Environment Institute, University of Adelaide

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26034/la.atl.2017.509

Abstract

More than 30 years after the first Electron Spin Resonance (ESR) dating application to optically bleached quartz grains by Yokoyama et al. (1985), the absence of standardization for reporting methodology and age results remains an obstacle for the development and recognition of the ESR dating method within the Quaternary scientific community. To overcome this issue, the present work proposes some basic guidelines which should hopefully be useful not only for the ESR dating community, but also for any potential reviewers who may not be familiar with the specificities of this field.

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2017-06-15

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Duval, M., Bahain, J.-J., Bartz, M., Falguères, C., Guilarte, V., Moreno, D., Tissoux, H., del Val, M., Voinchet, P., & Arnold, L. J. (2017). Defining minimum reporting requirements for ESR dating of optically bleached quartz grains. Ancient TL, 35(1), 11–19. https://doi.org/10.26034/la.atl.2017.509

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Vol. 35 No. 1 (2017)

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Copyright (c) 2017 M. Duval, J-J. Bahain, M. Bartz, C. Falguères, V. Guilarte, D. Moreno, H. Tissoux, M. del Val, P. Voinchet, L. J. Arnold

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