OSL dating of Zhuangbianshan site in the humid subtropical coastal region of China

• Published in: Boreas Vol. 51; no. 1; pp. 149 - 158
• Main Authors: Jin, Jianhui, Li, Fusheng, Zuo, Xinxin, Huang, Yunming, Ling, Zhiyong, Li, Zhizhong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Aarhus John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.01.2022
• Subjects: Archaeology; Bleaching; Carbon 14; Coastal zone; Dating; Holocene; Humid areas; Organic carbon; Radiocarbon dating; Radiometric dating; Stone Age; China

Establishing a reliable chronology is the basis of archaeological research; this is normally undertaken using radiocarbon dating and, more recently, optically stimulated luminescence (OSL). The application of the latter to Neolithic sites in the Fujian Province of China is still quite limited. In th...