Matthias Krbetschek

TL;DR: An overview of the physical basics of luminescence dating, the necessary procedures from sampling to age calculation, potential problems that may interfere with correct age calculation as well as procedures to identify and resolve those problems is given in this paper.

TL;DR: It is shown that two independent techniques, the combined electron spin resonance/U-series method used with mammal teeth and infrared radiofluorescence applied to sand grains, date the type-site of Homo heidelbergensis at Mauer to 609 ± 40 ka, demonstrating that the mandible is the oldest hominin fossil reported to date from central and northern Europe.

TL;DR: In this article, a new luminescence dating method based on radioluminescence measurements of potassium feldspar was proposed, where the light emitting transition of electrons from the conduction band into an optically sensitive electron trap was investigated for the first time.

TL;DR: In this article, the effect of radioactive disequilibria on luminescence dating of archaeological ceramics and some special types of sediments is discussed for several examples and compared with dose rate evaluation.

TL;DR: The ELSA project at Mainz University as discussed by the authors used 6 different methods (210Pb and 137Cs activities, palynostratigraphy, event markers, varve counting, 14C).