QuestionsGlozel: the inscribed tablets of the Fradin fieldDo the thermoluminescence dates on the Glozel ceramics record the original firing or a later reheating?Answer
Answer · Glozel: the inscribed tablets of the Fradin field
Reheating reset the TL clock on some objects
Many Glozel ceramics were reheated after their original firing, so a TL date records the reheating and the three date groups do not sort objects by age of manufacture.
Where it stands
Still possibleTwo pieces of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.
What it predicts
- Surface and core samples from the same object will give different TL ages on a subset of objects.
- Archaeomagnetic directions will show two components on reheated objects.
What would rule it out
- Paired surface and core measurements on the Iron Age, medieval and modern groups agree within error on every object.
Evidence 2 for · none against
The questions it answers
Open2 answers, none ahead
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). Reheating reset the TL clock on some objects [Answer ANS0DEDX0GD6M8Q]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0DEDX0GD6M8Q
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title = {Reheating reset the TL clock on some objects},
author = {{Mysteries Department}},
year = {2026},
note = {Answer, catalog key ANS0DEDX0GD6M8Q},
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