Journal article
Electron spin resonance (ESR) dating of the origin of modern man
Abstract
Many materials found in archaeological sites are able to trap electronic charges as a result of bombardment by radioactive radiation from the surrounding sediment. The presence of these trapped charges can be detected by electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroscopy: the intensity of the ESR signal is a measure of the accumulated dose and thus of the age. Tooth enamel is ubiquitous at archaeological sites and is well suited for ESR dating, with a …
Authors
Schwarcz HP; Grün R
Journal
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, Vol. 337, No. 1280, pp. 145–148
Publisher
The Royal Society
Publication Date
August 29, 1992
DOI
10.1098/rstb.1992.0091
ISSN
0962-8436