thermoluminescence dating

American

noun

Archaeology.

a method of dating archaeological specimens, chiefly pottery, by measuring the radiation given off by ceramic materials as they are heated.

Etymology

Origin of thermoluminescence dating

First recorded in 1965–70

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Another team working at the same site applied a technique called thermoluminescence dating to bricks used in the site's architecture.

From Salon

With tales of conspiracy, mishandled funds and even federal neglect, I knew I had found a good story, no matter how buried it was in arcane scientific details, thermoluminescence dating, electronic spin resonance and superconducting quantum interference.

From Los Angeles Times

“The secondary rock samples we gathered were so we could do a new activity: thermoluminescence dating,” Karlin said.

From Washington Times

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