Luminescence dating of qanat technology: prospects for further development

Bailiff, I.K.; Jankowski, Nathan R.; Snape, Lisa; Gerrard, Christopher; Gutiérrez, Alejandra; Wilkinson, Keith

doi:10.1007/s12685-018-0213-x

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“…For deposits in archaeological contexts, it has been applied in different spatio-temporal contexts, for dating canals (Berger et al, 2009;Huckleberry et al, 2012) and sedimentary accumulations upstream from dams (Aiuvalasit et al, 2010). More specifically in Iran, it has been used to date excavated material from the digging of qanats (Fattahi, 2015;Bailiff et al, 2018) and the fills of canals (Gillmore et al, 2011).…”

Section: Absolute Dating Of Geomorphological Formations and Archaeological Remainsmentioning

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Pulvar River changes in the Pasargadae plain (Fars, Iran) during the Holocene and the consequences for water management in the first millennium BCE

Rigot

Gondet

Chambrade

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Quaternary International

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Located in the middle basin of the Pulvar river (Fars, Iran), Pasargadae was founded around 550 BCE in the early days of the Achaemenid Empire. Its territory is dotted with remains of imposing hydraulic facilities (dams, dikes, canals), some of which date to that very period. The purposes and functions of these structures, built to exploit surface water, located in today's landscape (a deeply incised valley with temporary watercourses), raise questions and problems for which geomorphological studies provide major elements for consideration. Erosion of the Pleistocene glacis by the Pulvar and its tributaries caused several phases of alluvial deposition during the Holocene. They can be seen today in the Pasargadae region by examining the remains of three well-developed steplike terraces. These sedimentary units are primary archives for the reconstruction of river dynamics, and thus allow a better estimation of water availability. Since 2016, within the framework of a joint Iranian-French archaeological mission, several geo-archaeological campaigns have been carried out. Sediment analyses, C-14 dating and OSL dating of sediments collected in the alluvial formations, as well as in archaeological contexts, have been made to accurately reconstruct the variations over time in the Pulvar regime, as well as the past regional waterscape. From the beginning of the Holocene to the onset of the 1st millennium BCE, the Pulvar catchment area was marked by an aggradation phase, which led to the valley being filled with alluvial deposits. This sedimentary unit provided vast areas of arable land where cultivation could be enhanced by irrigation. The creation of water inlets in the Pulvar and its tributaries was at that time facilitated by riverbeds less incised than present-day ones. Ancient hydraulic systems reflect these geomorphological conditions, since they were built to manage higher water levels, as well as stronger flows, when compared to irrigation facilities developed in modern times.

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Section: Absolute Dating Of Geomorphological Formations and Archaeological Remainsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Pulvar River changes in the Pasargadae plain (Fars, Iran) during the Holocene and the consequences for water management in the first millennium BCE

Rigot

Gondet

Chambrade

et al. 2022

Quaternary International

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“…The increased utilization of OSL‐based luminescence dating presents its capacity to date events beyond other methods and enables chronological frameworks to be established. [ 24,292–329 ]…”

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Optically Stimulated Luminescence Phosphors: Principles, Applications, and Prospects

Yuan

Jin

et al. 2020

Laser & Photonics Reviews

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Optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) materials, enabling energy storage by capturing of charge carriers and then the energy conversion to light via photostimulation, can find many advanced applications in various fields, spanning from radiation dosimetry, optical data storage and security, environmental monitoring, biomedicine, clinical diagnostic, to archaeology and geology. At present, there are some blocks, including the development of nanocrystallization approaches, the tailoring of optical transitions, the control of trap distribution, and the understanding of OSL mechanisms, on the road to the exploration of OSL materials. This review gives an overview of the design, preparation, characterization, optimization, application, mechanism, and prospect of OSL materials. A short introduction of the fundamental principle and history of OSL materials is presented, followed by a summary of preparation and design methods, and a survey of OSL materials reported to date. The trap engineering, mechanism, and study methodologies of OSL are summarized, after which the widespread applications of OSL materials, in traditional and newly emerging fields, are reviewed. Finally, the merits and drawbacks of the OSL materials according to the relevant reports currently available are examined. The challenges and outlooks are highlighted and discussed in terms of five important aspects that merit future research.

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“…This dating technique has been applied with success in different spatio-temporal contexts, to canals (Berger et al 2009;Huckleberry et al 2012) and in sediment accumulations upstream from a dam (Aiuvalasit et al 2010). In Iran, it has been used to date the spoil heaps of qanats shafts (Fattahi 2015;Bailiff et al 2018) and the fills of canals (Gillmore et al 2011). However, to our knowledge this technique has not yet been tested on the core of the earth mass of a dam.…”

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The canal system of Ju-i Dokhtar: new insight into water management in the eastern part of the Pasargadae plain (Fars, Iran)

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Within the territory of the ancient province of Persia, which corresponds approximately to the present-day region of Fars in southern Iran, numerous remains of hydraulic structures are known and reported. These have rarely benefitted from detailed studies, however, which results in functional uncertainties and unconfirmed chronological suggestions, including in particular hasty attributions to the Achaemenid period. The territory of the plain of Pasargadae, situated at the center of this province, was well suited to irrigated agriculture, exemplified by the famous gardens created in the capital of Cyrus in the first period of the Achaemenid Empire. As the region is situated in a mountainous and semi-arid environment, irrigation is necessary for regular agricultural production throughout the year. The region of Pasargadae contains many hydraulic features that are relatively well preserved. However, their dating and their functions still remain unclear, which has stimulated new research and examination of all the evidence concerning the hydraulics, using a combination of methods and approaches, including systematic regional mapping, photo-interpretation, precise topographic readings, and dating experimentation through OSL analyses. This article presents a synthesising study of the remains of the Ju-i Dokhtar canal and the dam of Sa'adatshahr, which is located at the outlet of the canal. These structures probably formed the backbone of a system of water exploitation, that included all of the south-east part of the plain of Pasargadae and the plain of Sa'adatshahr further downstream.

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Luminescence dating of qanat technology: prospects for further development

Cited by 13 publications

References 20 publications

Pulvar River changes in the Pasargadae plain (Fars, Iran) during the Holocene and the consequences for water management in the first millennium BCE

Pulvar River changes in the Pasargadae plain (Fars, Iran) during the Holocene and the consequences for water management in the first millennium BCE

Optically Stimulated Luminescence Phosphors: Principles, Applications, and Prospects

The canal system of Ju-i Dokhtar: new insight into water management in the eastern part of the Pasargadae plain (Fars, Iran)

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