ESR/OSL Dating and Firing Temperature Determination of Archeological Pottery from Kumyer Location in Turkey

Ulku Sayin*, Shin Toyoda, Ilker Isik, Gamze Ekici, Ulku Rabia Yuce Semiz, Recep Biyik, Ayhan Ozmen

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Abstract

Archeological pottery is a good material that carries important data about ancient human life. Electron spin resonance (ESR) and optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) techniques are used for dating of a pottery found at Kumyer archeological site by rescue excavation from Muğla city in Turkey located at the western part of Anatolia. The ages estimated by ESR and by OSL methods are 4750 ± 400 a and 4100 ± 400 a, respectively, beinag consistent with an archeological analogical estimate of 3000–2000 B.C. In case of a broad signal overlapped with Al center, to take the first peak is recommended as the signal intensity of the Al center for ESR dating experiment. Firing temperature of sample is found to be more than 600 °C using the thermal properties of the E1′ center. ESR has an advantage in dating of ancient potteries as the method can confirm that the heating temperature has been high enough to erase the dating signals.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1361-1374
Number of pages14
JournalApplied Magnetic Resonance
Volume53
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2022
Externally publishedYes

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