Chronological REference Datasets and Sites (CREDit) towards improved accuracy and precision in luminescence-based chronologies

Project description

Standardised datasets will help us date climate events and more

Determining numbers like weights, lengths, times and ages relies on a standardised dataset to which to compare, a practice that exists from ancient times. The Egyptian cubit in the 3rd millennium BC was the length from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger. When it comes to pinning down specific events in our Earth's past, luminescence dating is a group of methods commonly employed. It quantifies the last exposure to sunlight of sediments and is widely used to investigate climate events over the most recent 2.6 billion years of our planet. The EU-funded CREDit project will significantly enhance the accuracy of these methods by developing chronological reference datasets for luminescence dating.

Fields of science

• natural sciences › computer and information sciences › data science
• humanities › history and archaeology › archaeology › archaeometry
• natural sciences › earth and related environmental sciences

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Main Programme
• H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility

Topic(s)

• MSCA-IF-2018 - Individual Fellowships

Call for proposal

H2020-MSCA-IF-2018

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Funding Scheme

MSCA-IF-EF-ST - Standard EF

Coordinator

ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY

Net EU contribution

€ 212 933,76

Address

Visualisation Centre Penglais
SY23 3BF Aberystwyth
United Kingdom

Region

Wales › West Wales and The Valleys › South West Wales

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

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Non-EU contribution

€ 0,00