Thermoluminescence Dating of Pottery Shards by Subtraction Method

Subtraction 방법을 이용한 TL 연대측정법에 의한 토기 시편의 절대연대 결정

  • Shin, Hyun-Sang (Dept. of Environmental Engineering, Seoul National Univ. of Technology) ;
  • Lee, Chang-Woo (Environ. Research Team, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute) ;
  • Nam, Young-Mee (Radiation Safety Team, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute) ;
  • Jee, Kwang-Yong (Nuclear Chemistry Team, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute) ;
  • Park, Byung-Bin (Dept. of Conservation Sci. for Cultural Heritage, Konju National Univ.)
  • 신현상 (서울산업대학교 환경공학과) ;
  • 이창우 (한국원자력연구소 환경연구팀) ;
  • 남영미 (한국원자력연구소 방사선 안전연구팀) ;
  • 지광용 (한국원자력연구소 화학분석팀) ;
  • 박병빈 (공주대학교 자연대 문화재보존과학과)
  • Received : 2000.02.23
  • Published : 2000.08.25

Abstract

This study described a method of thermoluminescence dating of pottery shards using subtraction method. TL measurement was achieved using two different types of samples prepared by quartz inclusion method and fine-grain technique. Fine grains (size range: $5-10{\mu}m$) were separated by suspending grounded pottery samples into acetone solution and sedimentation quantitatively. In quartz inclusion method quartz grains in the size range of 90 to $125{\mu}m$ diameter were obtained by extracting the quartz crystals embed in the pottery shards and etching them with 1.0 M HF solutions. The archaeological dose of both the quartz and fine grains was determined from the dose calibration curves obtained from sequential irradiation of $^{137}Cs$ gamma and $^{241}Am$ alpha source to the samples and TL measurement of natural samples, in which the alpha dose of 4.60 Gy for the Packjae pottery was obtained using subtraction method. Annual alpha dose rates ($3.05{\pm}0.11$ mGy/yr.) were determined by the analysis of U, Th contents in the pottery shards and evaluation of the values with Bell's equation. Dividing the alpha dose accumulated in the pottery shards by the annual alpha dose rate, we found age of approximately $1508{\pm}80$ years B.P. (AD. ca. 492 yr.) for the Packjae pottery. It matches well with the archeological age estimate (middle of 5th century) within 10 percent uncertainty and thereby conforms the age of the pottery sample.

TL 측정과 subtraction 방법을 이용한 고고 도자기 시편의 절대연대 측정방법을 확립하였다. 본 연구에서는 백제시대 토기 시편을 사용하였으며, TL측정을 위한 시료는 미세낟알법과 석영분리법을 이용하여 준비하였다. 미세낟알법에서는 분쇄한 시편 분말 중 아세톤 용액에서의 침강속도에 따른 분리를 통하여 $5-10{\mu}m$ 크기의 미세 낟알을 TL측정에 사용하였다. 석영분리법에서는 분쇄한 시편 분말을 HF처리후 90-125{\mu}m$ 크기의 석영 결정을 분리하여 사용하였다. 각 시료에 감마선원($^{137}Cs$) 또는 알파선원($^{241}Am$)을 인위적으로 조사하여 자연 TL량에 고고학적 선량을 평가하였고, subtraction 방법을 통하여 알파선원 만의 영향으로 시편에 축적된 고고학적 선량을 계산하였다. 그 결과 백제시대 토기 시편에 대하여 얻어진 선량은 4.60Gy이었다. 시편에 함유된 알파 방출 방사능 물질(U,Th)의 농도 분석 값으로부터 토기 시편에 대한 매년마다의 선량률($3.05{\pm}0.11$ mGy/yr.)을 결정하였다. 얻어진 선량률로 시편의 고고학적 선량을 나누어줌으로써 결정된 토기 시편의 절대연대는 $1508{\pm}80$년(A.D. ca. 492 yr.)이었으며, 편년연대법에 의한 추정 연대 (5세기 중반)와 10% 오차 범위 내에서 일치하였다.

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