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
The TL dates are firing dates
The TL dates record the original firing, so the Iron Age, medieval and modern groups are objects made in those periods.
Where it stands
Still possibleOne piece of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.
What it predicts
- Surface and core TL agree on every object.
- Objects of one typological class fall into one date group.
What would rule it out
- Paired measurements show different ages in surface and core on a substantial share of objects.
Evidence 1 for · 1 against
FOR
The questions it answers
Open2 answers, none ahead
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). The TL dates are firing dates [Answer ANS0DEDX1WN3PWC]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0DEDX1WN3PWC
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year = {2026},
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