Articles | Volume 10, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-10-567-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-10-567-2024
Original research article
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22 Aug 2024
Original research article |  | 22 Aug 2024

Luminescence dating approaches to reconstruct the formation of plaggic anthrosols

Jungyu Choi, Roy van Beek, Elizabeth L. Chamberlain, Tony Reimann, Harm Smeenge, Annika van Oorschot, and Jakob Wallinga

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This research applies luminescence dating methods to a plaggic anthrosol in the eastern Netherlands to understand the formation history of the soil. To achieve this, we combined both quartz and feldspar luminescence dating methods. We developed a new method for feldspar to largely avoid the problem occurring from poorly bleached grains by examining two different signals from a single grain. Through our research, we were able to reconstruct the timing and processes of plaggic anthrosol formation.
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