Evidence · Glozel: the inscribed tablets of the Fradin field

Control TL measurements on local medieval and Gallo-Roman sherds gave dates consistent with their archaeological age…

Control TL measurements on local medieval and Gallo-Roman sherds gave dates consistent with their archaeological age at all but one site, and zircon TL on two Glozel objects behaved as expected for a single ancient firing.

Suggestive0

What it means

Key questionDo the thermoluminescence dates on the Glozel ceramics record the original firing or a later reheating?

2 answers, none ahead yet

Openunchanged

Answer this evidence bears onThe TL dates are firing dates

Supports1 for, 1 against

Still possibleunchanged

Next steps 1

Add the 2023 Guilaine-Miallier dates and the full 1976 TL sample table to the dates dataset, with sampling surfaces.

~5 h

On: Do the thermoluminescence dates on the Glozel ceramics record the original firing or a later reheating?

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Ranked by how likely each is to move the key question, for the time it takes

Sources 2

Mesures de la thermoluminescence de grains de zircon extraits de deux prélèvements de Glozel

Zimmerman 1976

SRC

Résumé des recherches effectuées à Glozel entre 1983 et 1990, sous l'égide du ministère de la Culture

Daugas et al. 1995

SRC

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). Control TL measurements on local medieval and Gallo-Roman sherds gave dates consistent with their archaeological age… [Evidence EVD0DEDYTFFZFYT]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DEDYTFFZFYT

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  title     = {Control TL measurements on local medieval and Gallo-Roman sherds gave dates consistent with their archaeological age…},
  author    = {{Mysteries Department}},
  year      = {2026},
  note      = {Evidence, catalog key EVD0DEDYTFFZFYT},
  url       = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DEDYTFFZFYT}
}