“…In the future, more precise dose rates could be estimated through chemical analysis of the uranium, thorium, and potassium content of sherds, with the use of methods such as Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) or X-ray fluorescence (XRF), and through microscopic identification of the dated minerals. However, in an attempt to gain a more accurate and precise understanding of the Cypriot fluvial chronology, it is also noted that optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dating of selected sediment samples can, under favorable circumstances, provide direct constraints on depositional ages, and thus permit a more detailed analysis of the relationships between artifact age and depositional age for fluvial units (Deckers, 2002;Spencer et al, 2003).…”