Dating the megalithic culture of laos: Radiocarbon, optically stimulated luminescence and U/Pb zircon results

Autor: Zerboni, Andrea, Shewan, Louise, O’Reilly, Dougald, Armstrong, Richard, Toms, Phillip, Webb, John, Beavan, Nancy, Luangkhoth, Thonglith, Wood, Jamie C., Halcrow, Siân, Domett, Kate, Van Den Bergh, Julie, Chang, Nigel
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
Předmět:
Ceramics
Geologic Sediments
Luminescence
Optically stimulated luminescence
Optically Stimulated Luminescence
Culture
Social Sciences
01 natural sciences
law.invention
law
0601 history and archaeology
Radiocarbon dating
Paleopedology
DS
Materials
History
Ancient
Luminescence Dating
Sedimentary Geology
Multidisciplinary
GE
060102 archaeology
Fossils
Physics
Electromagnetic Radiation
Geology
06 humanities and the arts
computer.file_format
CC
Radioactive Carbon Dating
Megalith
Optically Stimulated Luminescence Dosimetry
Geography
Archaeology
Laos
Charcoal
Physical Sciences
Medicine
Radiometric dating
Zircon
Research Article
010506 paleontology
Science
Materials Science
Soil Science
Research and Analysis Methods
Humans
Chemical Characterization
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
Isotope Analysis
Petrology
QH
Silicates
Radiometric Dating
Biology and Life Sciences
Paleontology
15. Life on land
History
Medieval
JAR
Lead
Archaeological Dating
Geochronology
Period (geology)
Earth Sciences
Sediment
Zirconium
computer
Zdroj: PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 3, p e0247167 (2021)
ISSN: 1932-6203
Popis: The megalithic jar sites of Laos (often referred to as the Plain of Jars) remain one of Southeast Asia’s most mysterious and least understood archaeological cultures. The sites, recently inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage, host hollowed stone jars, up to three metres in height, which appear scattered across the landscape, alone or clustered in groups of up to more than 400. Until now, it has not been possible to estimate when the jars were first placed on the landscape or from where the stone was sourced. Geochronological analysis using the age of detrital zircons demonstrates a likely quarry source for one of the largest megalithic jar sites. Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) dating suggests the jars were positioned at the sites potentially as early as the late second millennium BC. Radiocarbon dating of skeletal remains and charcoal samples places mortuary activity around the jars from the 9-13th century AD, suggesting the sites have maintained ritual significance from the period of their initial placement until historic times.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
Externí odkaz: