In addition, it can be used to date materials that cannot be dated with these other two methods.
Of thermoluminescence dating
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Electrons found in the sediment grains leave the ground state when exposed to light, called recombination.
To determine the age of a sediment, scientists expose grains to a known amount of light and compare these grains with the unknown sediment.
This technique can be used to determine the age of unheated sediments less than 500,000 years old.
Thermoluminescence dating is very useful for determining the age of pottery.
Electrons from quartz and other minerals in the pottery clay are bumped out of their normal positions (ground state) when the clay is exposed to radiation.
This radiation may come from radioactive substances such as uranium, present in the clay or burial medium, or from cosmic radiation.
When the ceramic is heated to a very high temperature (over 932°F [500°C]), these electrons fall back to the ground state, emitting light in the process and resetting the "clock" to zero.
The longer the exposure to the radiation, the more electrons that are bumped into an excited state, and the more light that is emitted upon heating.
The process of displacing electrons begins again after the object cools.