A NEW DATING METHOD BY THERMOLUMINESCENCE OF CARVED MEGALITHIC STONE BUILDING

Authors
LIRITZIS I
Citation
I. Liritzis, A NEW DATING METHOD BY THERMOLUMINESCENCE OF CARVED MEGALITHIC STONE BUILDING, Comptes rendus de l'Academie des sciences. Serie II. Mecanique, physique, chimie, astronomie, 319(5), 1994, pp. 603-610
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Journal title
Comptes rendus de l'Academie des sciences. Serie II. Mecanique, physique, chimie, astronomie → ACNP
ISSN journal
12518069
Volume
319
Issue
5
Year of publication
1994
Part
2
Pages
603 - 610
Database
ISI
SICI code
1251-8069(1994)319:5<603:ANDMBT>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
A first attempt to develop a new Thermoluminescence (TL) dating method of carved megalithic limestone stones from ''Mycenae'' and ''Hellenik o'' buildings, Peloponnese, Greece, is shown to be encouraging. Based upon the principle of optical bleaching, total TL doses have been meas ured between 11-17 Gy, while the age of the Mycenean wall, c. 1280 BC, is compatible with the estimated by the new method.