Site Event/Activity record ELI7982 - Optically Stimulated Luminescence Dating of Pleistocene Sediments at Welsyke Farm

Location

Grid reference TF 232 637 (point) Estimated from Sources
Civil Parish KIRKBY ON BAIN, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

Technique(s)

Organisation

English Heritage

Date

From 01 Apr 2006 to 01 Sep 2007 (at some time)

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Description

A sample was taken from this site as part of a project to obtain scientific dating evidence for Palaeolithic sediments in the middle and lower Trent Valley. Optically stimulated luminescence dating analysis was conducted on samples taken from 16 different sites in the project area, with 7 of those sites in Lincolnshire. Despite some problems in the laboratory, meaningful age estimates were obtained for the majority of samples. The results obtained were all in broad agreement with the current proposed sequence of terrace formation and landscape development in the Trent Valley in Pleistocene times. They provided a much improved and robust chronological framework, and also demonstrated that this technique could be successfully used to date other sediments from this area. {1}

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Sources/Archives (1)

  •  Report: English Heritage. 2007. Pleistocene Sediments from the Trent Valley: Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) Dating. WEL05-01.

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Mar 3 2026 9:25AM

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