Irka Hajdas et al.
Quaternary Dating Methods (MSc): 651-4901-00L
Lecturers: Irka Hajdas, Susan Ivy-Ochs, Marcus Christl
Reconstruction of time scales is critical for all Quaternary studies in both Geology and Archeology. Various methods are applied depending on the time range of interest and the archive studied. This lecture focuses on the methods that are most frequently used for dating Quaternary sediments and landforms i.e., 14C dating, cosmogenic nuclide dating, U-series disequilibrium, luminescence dating, Cs-137 and Pb-210 and incremental methods (varves). Lectures are accompanied by problem solving, sampling of sediment core, a visit to AMS laboratory and to archeological excavations.