Optical dating of archaeological samples using a single aliquot of quartz stimulated by blue light

The single aliquot additive dose method of equivalent dose determination wa s applied to quartz from heated archaeological materials, using luminescenc e stimulated by blue light. The quartz was extracted from pieces of pottery and kiln in an area of archaeological interest in Suwon region, south of S eoul, Korea The dates obtained were in good agreement with the ages derived by archaeological evidence. It is concluded that the additive dose single aliquot method of determining equivalent dose, with correction for re-use o f the aliquot, should contribute significantly to optically stimulated lumi nescence dating procedures, particularly when the amount of sample separate d is limited. Additionally, some luminescence images from quartz samples us ing a CCD camera are presented and relationships between AGTL, TL and OSL a re discussed.