Cross-check of the dating results obtained by ESR and IR-OSL methods: Implication for the Pleistocene palaeoenvironmental reconstructions

Molodkov, Anatoly

doi:10.1016/j.quageo.2012.02.005

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“…The reliability of the dating technique used in our present study is demonstrated by a number of comparative results obtained using both numerical dating methods (Kfeldspar-based IRSL, mollusc shell-based electron spin resonance (ESR), quartz-based optically stimulated afterglow (OSA), U-Th, 14 C) applied to the same sedimentary samples, and relative ones (Molodkov, 2012). The reliability of the dating technique used in our present study is demonstrated by a number of comparative results obtained using both numerical dating methods (Kfeldspar-based IRSL, mollusc shell-based electron spin resonance (ESR), quartz-based optically stimulated afterglow (OSA), U-Th, 14 C) applied to the same sedimentary samples, and relative ones (Molodkov, 2012).…”

Section: Luminescence Dating (Irsl)mentioning

confidence: 93%

The Oldest Evidence for Human Habitation in the Baltic Region: A Preliminary Report on the Chronology and Archaeological Context of the Riadino‐5 Archaeological Site

Druzhinina¹,

Molodkov

Bitinas

et al. 2016

Geoarchaeology

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We report the discovery of the oldest evidence for human presence in the southeastern Baltic Sea region. This paper presents an overview of the Riadino‐5 archaeological site in the lower course of the Šešupė River (Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia) and direct infrared stimulated luminescence (IRSL) ages for the culture‐bearing sediments from the site, which place the time of occupation well within the range of Marine Isotope Stage (MIS) 3 (ca 57–26 ka). Luminescence ages were determined using the multiple‐aliquot additive‐dose technique, applied to sand‐sized potassium feldspar. Four of the six IRSL samples from the site come from the cultural deposits, while two are from the surrounding sediments. The luminescence age of the deposits implies that human occupation of the southeastern Baltic Sea region occurred at least between 50 ka and 44 ka during the first half of MIS 3 and the Middle‐Upper Paleolithic.

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Section: Luminescence Dating (Irsl)mentioning

confidence: 93%

The Oldest Evidence for Human Habitation in the Baltic Region: A Preliminary Report on the Chronology and Archaeological Context of the Riadino‐5 Archaeological Site

Druzhinina¹,

Molodkov

Bitinas

et al. 2016

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“…In particular, the ESR method has been successfully applied to C. glaucum/C. edule shells collected from different sites, furnishing ages consistent with independent geological evidence and characterized by a relatively low degree of uncertainty (Molodkov, 1996(Molodkov, , 2012Do gan et al, 2012).…”

Section: Electron Spin Resonance Chronologymentioning

confidence: 96%

“…Since Ikeya & Ohmura (), which firstly documented the effectiveness of ESR analysis on mollusc shells, a gradual improvement and reliability of the methodology has been reported in the literature (e.g. Molodkov, , , , ; Molodkov et al ., ; Molodkov & Bolikhovskaya, ; Alexanderson et al ., ). In particular, the ESR method has been successfully applied to C. glaucum / C. edule shells collected from different sites, furnishing ages consistent with independent geological evidence and characterized by a relatively low degree of uncertainty (Molodkov, , ; Doğan et al ., ).…”

Section: Late Quaternary Subsurface Stratigraphymentioning

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“…Since Ikeya & Ohmura (1981), which firstly documented the effectiveness of ESR analysis on mollusc shells, a gradual improvement and reliability of the methodology has been reported in the literature (e.g. Molodkov, 1988Molodkov, , 1993Molodkov, , 1996Molodkov, , 2012Molodkov et al, 1998;Molodkov & Bolikhovskaya, 2002;Alexanderson et al, 2011). In particular, the ESR method has been successfully applied to C. glaucum/C.…”

Section: Electron Spin Resonance Chronologymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Late Quaternary multiple incised valley systems: An unusually well‐preserved stratigraphic record of two interglacial valley‐fill successions from the Arno Plain (northern Tuscany, Italy)

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Un‐fragmented stratigraphic records of late Quaternary multiple incised valley systems are rarely preserved in the subsurface of alluvial‐delta plains due to older valley reoccupation. The identification of a well‐preserved incised valley fill succession beneath the southern interfluve of the Last Glacial Maximum Arno palaeovalley (northern Italy) represents an exceptional opportunity to examine in detail evolutionary trends of a Mediterranean system over multiple glacial–interglacial cycles. Through sedimentological and quantitative meiofauna (benthic foraminifera and ostracods) analyses of two reference cores (80 m and 100 m long) and stratigraphic correlations, a mid‐Pleistocene palaeovalley, 5 km wide and 50 m deep, was reconstructed. Whereas valley filling is chronologically constrained to the penultimate interglacial (Marine Isotope Stage 7) by four electron spin resonance ages on bivalve shells (Cerastoderma glaucum), its incision is tentatively correlated with the Marine Isotope Stage 8 sea‐level fall. Above basal fluvial‐channel gravels, the incised valley fill is formed by a mud‐prone succession, up to 44 m thick, formed by a lower floodplain unit and an upper unit with brackish meiofauna that reflects the development of a wave‐dominated estuary. Subtle meiofauna changes towards less confined conditions record two marine flooding episodes, chronologically linked to the internal Marine Isotope Stage 7 climate‐eustatic variability. After the maximum transgressive phase, recorded by coastal sands, the interfluves were flooded around 200 ka (latest Marine Isotope Stage 7). The subsequent shift in river incision patterns, possibly driven by neotectonic activity, prevented valley reoccupation guiding the northward formation of the Last Glacial Maximum palaeovalley. The applied multivariate approach allowed the sedimentological characterization of the Marine Isotope Stage 7 and Marine Isotope Stage 1 palaeovalley fills, including shape, size and facies architecture, which revealed a consistent river‐coastal system response over two non‐consecutive glacial–interglacial cycles (Marine Isotope Stages 8 to 7 and Marine Isotope Stages 2 to 1). The recurring stacking pattern of facies documents a predominant control exerted on stratigraphy by Milankovitch and sub‐Milankovitch glacio‐eustatic oscillations across the late Quaternary period.

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“…Independent age control can be provided e.g. by additional radiocarbon ( 14 C) dating (e.g., Thomas et al, 2006;Frechen et al, 2008;Murray et al, 2012), electron spin resonance dating (ESR; e.g., Molodkov, 2012;Zhao et al, 2012), amino acid racemization (AAR; e.g., Novothny et al, 2009) or uranium-thorium ( 230 U/Th) dating (this study) of (i) the sediment itself or of (ii) the under-and/or overlying deposits, depending on the availability of appropriate dating material (e.g. organic matter in case of 14 C dating).…”

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Luminescence Dating of Fluvial Deposits from the Weser Valley, Germany

2015

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Abstract:Luminescence dating was applied on coarse-grained monomineralic potassium-rich feldspar and polymineralic fine-grained minerals of five samples derived from fluvial deposits of the River Weser in northwestern Germany. We used a pulsed infrared stimulated luminescence (IRSL) single aliquot regenerative (SAR) dose protocol with an IR stimulation at 50°C for 400 s (50 µs on-time and 200 µs off-time). In order to obtain a stable luminescence signal, only off-time IRSL signal was recorded. Performance tests gave solid results. Anomalous fading was intended to be reduced by using the pulsed IRSL signal measured at 50°C (IR 50 ), but fading correction was in most cases necessary due to moderate fading rates. Fading uncorrected and corrected pulsed IR 50 ages revealed two major fluvial aggradation phases during the Late Pleistocene, namely during marine isotope stage (MIS) 5d (100 ± 5 ka) and from late MIS 5b to MIS 4 (77 ± 6 ka to 68 ± 5 ka). The obtained luminescence ages are consistent with previous 230 Th/U dating results from underlying interglacial deposits of the same pit, which are correlated with MIS 7c to early MIS 6.

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Cross-check of the dating results obtained by ESR and IR-OSL methods: Implication for the Pleistocene palaeoenvironmental reconstructions

Cited by 29 publications

References 23 publications

The Oldest Evidence for Human Habitation in the Baltic Region: A Preliminary Report on the Chronology and Archaeological Context of the Riadino‐5 Archaeological Site

The Oldest Evidence for Human Habitation in the Baltic Region: A Preliminary Report on the Chronology and Archaeological Context of the Riadino‐5 Archaeological Site

Late Quaternary multiple incised valley systems: An unusually well‐preserved stratigraphic record of two interglacial valley‐fill successions from the Arno Plain (northern Tuscany, Italy)

Luminescence Dating of Fluvial Deposits from the Weser Valley, Germany

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