Essays about: "14C dating"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 22 essays containing the words 14C dating.

1. 1. OSL dating of the Mesolithic site Nilsvikdalen 7, Bjorøy, Norway.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionen

   Author : Elin Jirdén; [2022]
   Keywords : OSL dating; luminescence; SAR protocol; water content; archaeology; Late Mesolithic; Norway.; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Luminescence dating is a well-established dating method within geological and archaeological research. However, the use of luminescence dating, and more specifically optically stimulated luminescence (OSL), is currently underutilised in Norwegian archaeology. READ MORE

3. 2. The mysterious grinding grooves

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

   Author : Sören Gannholm; [2020]
   Keywords : Grinding grooves; Gotland; Neolithic; excavation; 14C-dating; archaeoastronomy;

   Abstract : On the Island of Gotland, there is a phenomenon called grinding grooves, Sw. slipskåror. They occur in bedrock and boulders. About 3600 are known on the island today and having a length of less than half a meter to over one meter. READ MORE

4. 3. Holocene lake-level changes in the Siljan Lake District – Towards validation of von Post’s drainage scenario

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionen

   Author : Savvas Paradeisis-Stathis; [2020]
   Keywords : Lake Siljan; Dalarna; basin isolation; catastrophic drainage; early Holocene; lake sediments; XRF scanning; C N ratio; magnetic susceptibility; pollen; Ancylus Lake; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : The Dalarna province in south-central Sweden shows a great variety of geological evidence from the Late Quaternary. A peculiar deglaciation pattern, along with unique hydrological conditions, has left a lot of space for speculations over the palaeoenvironmental conditions during the early Holocene. READ MORE

5. 4. The Vegetational and Environmental Development of Lina Mire, Gotland from 6900-400 BC

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

   Author : Nichola Strandberg; [2017]
   Keywords : Pollen; Lina Mire; Archaeology; Baltic; Human impacts;

   Abstract : Lina Mire, Gotland, is an area of archaeological significance and has a complex history of shoreline displacement. Archaeologists suspect that Lina Mire was once part of an important inland water system which connected the Littorina Sea with central Gotland. READ MORE

6. 5. Diatom analyses of sediment from Himmerfjärden estuary, southern archipelago of Stockholm : has the water discharge from a constructed sewage treatment plant led to eutrophication?

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för naturvetenskap, miljö och teknik

   Author : Lina Elander; [2015]
   Keywords : Diatom; Baltic Sea; Baltic Proper; Eutrophication; Coastal zone; Himmerfjärden; Diatom analyses; Sewage treatment plant;

   Abstract : A sediment core from Himmerfjärden estuary, south of Stockholm, was examined to detect records of eutrophication on the site since the opening of the sewage treatment plant Himmerfjärdsverket in 1974. The core was analysed with respect to the diatom record and lithology. READ MORE