The activities of the LAMBDA (Laboratory of Milano Bicocca university for Dating and Archaeometry): what’s new?

Abstract The LAMBDA, Laboratory of Milano Bicocca University for Dating and Archaeometry, has a forty-years experience started with the first thermoluminescence dating activities in Italy in the early eighties. Soon after, other dating techniques (Optically Stimulated Luminescence, OSL, Radiocarbon,...

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Published inJournal of physics. Conference series Vol. 2204; no. 1; pp. 12047 - 12051
Main Authors Panzeri, L, Galli, A., Maspero, F, Saleh, M, Martini, M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bristol IOP Publishing 01.04.2022
Subjects
Dating techniques
Dendrochronology
Laboratories
Luminescence
Mortars (material)
Physics
Radiometric dating
Thermoluminescence
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Summary:Abstract The LAMBDA, Laboratory of Milano Bicocca University for Dating and Archaeometry, has a forty-years experience started with the first thermoluminescence dating activities in Italy in the early eighties. Soon after, other dating techniques (Optically Stimulated Luminescence, OSL, Radiocarbon, Dendrochronology and recently Rehydroxylation) have been studied and dedicated laboratories have been set up, where the physical basis of the techniques are constantly under investigation, mainly for what concerns the role of defects in quartz in the luminescence processes. LAMBDA covers other prominent archaeometry fields such as dating of mortars by OSL and Radiocarbon, surface dating of bricks and rehydroxylation dating. In this paper we will present the recent results in dating field focusing on mortar and surface dating. Furthermore, the results of a recent dating campaign to rediscover ancient Milan will be presented.
ISSN:1742-6588
1742-6596
DOI:10.1088/1742-6596/2204/1/012047