Luminescence dating of anthropogenic deposits from Tall Zarʿa in the Jordan Valley

Sahar al Khasawneh; Katharina Schmidt; Andrew Murray; Warren Thompson

doi:10.1111/arcm.12871

Luminescence dating of anthropogenic deposits from Tall Zarʿa in the Jordan Valley

Sahar al Khasawneh^*, Katharina Schmidt, Andrew Murray, Warren Thompson

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This study uses quartz-based optically stimulated luminescence dating to determine when a massive fortification wall (W11186) was constructed in the archaeological site of Tall Zarʿa in the Jordan Valley. A total of 11 samples of sediments were taken from a trench on the north side of the wall (extramuros). The extracted quartz grains had good luminescence characteristics and were identified as well bleached by comparison with feldspar infrared-stimulated luminescence (IRSL) ages. The optical ages showed that the deposition against the wall occurred in two different periods. The first was around 3.20 ± 0.07 ka ago (Iron Age), and the second was around 2.28 ± 0.08 ka (Hellenistic period). Human activity was evident because of the intermixing of cultural material with the presumed naturally deposited units.

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Tidsskrift	Archaeometry
Vol/bind	65
Nummer	5
Sider (fra-til)	972-986
Antal sider	15
ISSN	0003-813X
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1111/arcm.12871
Status	Udgivet - okt. 2023

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Luminescence dating of anthropogenic deposits from Tall Zarʿa in the Jordan Valley

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