Material Dating Centre Cologne
The Material Dating Centre Cologne provides age determination for archaeological, geological and environmental samples using radiocarbon, cosmogenic-nuclide, luminescence and dendrochronological methods.
Our services are available to academic institutions and cover a wide range of sample materials.
Radiocarbon and cosmogenic-nuclide–based analyses are supported by our dedicated accelerator mass spectrometer (AMS) facility ↗.
Methods
Radiocarbon
Cosmogenic Nuclides
– Quartz
– Carbonates
– Feldspar
– Basalt
Luminescence
– Aeolian Sediments (Sand, Loess) Depending on bleaching, also: – Fluvial Sediments
– Glaciolacustrine Sediments
– Colluvial Deposits
– Tsunami-Deposits
Dendrochronology
– Waterlogged wood
- Dry wood
- Charcoal
Additional Methods
These methods are currently available only within the framework of scientific collaborations.