Project

Dating Romanian part of the European loess belt using luminiscence signals from feldspar

Code
01SF1210
Duration
01 January 2011 → 31 December 2011
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Research disciplines
  • Humanities
    • Theory and methodology of archaeology
  • Natural sciences
    • Geology
    • Physical geography and environmental geoscience
Keywords
geochronology climate change luminescence loess
 
Project description

The objective of the poject is to establish an accurate and precise chronology for the most important loess-palaeosol sequences in Romania. To achieve this, modern and innovative luminescence dating methods are developed and applied to feldspar. The results contribute to an improved understanding of the importance of atmospheric dust both as a record and a potential agent of climate change.