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The field of Luminescence Dating has reached a level of maturity. Both research and applications from all fields of archaeological science, from archaeological materials to anthropology and geoarchaeology, now routinely employ luminescence dating. The advent of optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) techniques and the potential for exploring a spectrum of grain aliquots enhanced the applicability, accuracy and the precision of luminescence dating. The present contribution reviews the physical basis, mechanisms and methodological aspects of luminescence dating; discusses advances in instrumentations and facilities, improvements in analytical procedures, and statistical treatment of data along with some examples of applications across continents, covering all periods (Middle Palaeolithic to Medieval) and both Old and New World archaeology.  They also include interdisciplinary applications that contribute to palaeo-landscape reconstruction.

Archaeology -- Methodology. --- Luminescence dating. --- Pottery, Prehistoric. --- Geography --- Earth & Environmental Sciences --- Physical Geography --- Archaeological dating. --- Luminescence spectroscopy. --- Anthropology. --- Archaeological geology. --- Archaeogeology --- Geoarchaeology --- Geological archaeology --- Luminescence spectrometry --- Spectrometry, Luminescence --- Spectroscopy, Luminescence --- Archaeology --- Dating in archaeology --- Dating --- Earth sciences. --- Physical geography. --- Archaeology. --- Earth Sciences. --- Earth System Sciences. --- Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices. --- Human beings --- Archeology --- Anthropology --- Auxiliary sciences of history --- History --- Antiquities --- Geosciences --- Environmental sciences --- Physical sciences --- Geology --- Spectrum analysis --- Luminescent probes --- Methodology --- Lasers. --- Photonics. --- New optics --- Optics --- Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation --- Masers, Optical --- Optical masers --- Light amplifiers --- Light sources --- Optoelectronic devices --- Nonlinear optics --- Optical parametric oscillators --- Primitive societies --- Social sciences