Absolute Dating Techniques Course
Gain mastery in absolute dating methods to create reliable geological timelines. Explore radiocarbon, luminescence, U-Pb, Ar-Ar, and tephrochronology techniques. Integrate results from multiple methods and minimize uncertainties in practical geography and geology applications. This course equips you with essential skills for accurate age determination in diverse geological settings.

4 to 360h flexible workload
certificate valid in your country
What will I learn?
This course provides a hands-on toolkit for confidently dating basalts, fluvial sands, tuffs, lake sediments, shelter deposits, and granitoids. Discover when and how to use K-Ar, Ar-Ar, U-Pb, radiocarbon, luminescence, fission-track, and (U-Th)/He methods. Learn to prevent sampling and lab mistakes, validate results through cross-checking, and construct solid chronological frameworks with precise uncertainty assessments.
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Develop skills
- Design multi-method dating strategies using optimal radiocarbon, Ar-Ar, U-Pb, and OSL techniques.
- Collect and process samples properly including charcoal, bones, ash, basalts, and sediments.
- Identify and fix dating errors like contamination, reworking, diagenesis, and inheritance.
- Develop strong chronologies by combining stratigraphy, paleomagnetism, and Bayesian models.
- Measure and communicate age uncertainties effectively for professional geochronology.
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