New paper out led by Alena Geische on Holocene environmental dynamics of NW India revealed by Thar Desert gypsum playas. Discusses implications for Harrapan civilisation doi.org/10.1016/j.qu...

New paper out using portable luminescence assessment to diagnose tsunami signatures and impacts. doi.org/10.1016/j.sc...

New paper out dating the Naisuisui type section at Olduvai Gorge! Covers the transition from Middle to Later Stone Age & an environmental context for human evolution at this time. Includes new drilling approach. doi.org/10.1016/j.jh....

What a day for field work around Buttermere in the English Lake District. All rock samples (black) bagged and headed home into the sunset. Not a bad day at the office.

Boulder hunting on Black Combe in the English Lake District for PhD student Ruby’s fieldwork! Re-tracing the steps of those who sampled for cosmogenic nuclide dating to enable Ruby to measure erosion rates since the last ice age. Steep, great scenery & nice samples.A successful day.

I’m Ruby Williamson (@rubyelizabeth16.bsky.social) a PhD student in Nuclear science and Geology. I love trying new techniques in luminescence dating, currently looking at establishing an erosion rate meter for UK sites

I'm Dr Kaja Fenn @drloessismore.bsky.social a Lecturer in Environmental Change. I love working with arid and aeolian sediments. Loess is my fav so I'm often found hanging off cliffs. But I've also worked on archaeological sites, caves, table mountains, and more. Plus I'm into sediment provenance!

Check out our latest blog documenting our ongoing research for the #GravelBeach project (NERC Highlight topic) at Chesil beach and Borth in the UK. www.coastalmonitoring.org/ccoresources... This work is led by Dr Nina Ataee and Dr Rachel Smedley in the LivLumLab.

I'm Dr Rachel Smedley, Reader in Physical Geography & Director of the LivLumLab for the last 7 years! I love to push the luminescence dating technique to its limits to answer innovative environmental research questions, including dating our hominin ancestors, underneath Antarctica and much more!

The Liverpool Luminescence Laboratory has joined Bluesky! We're a busy, friendly lab performing lots of innovative, exciting research using the luminescence dating technique across many different environments. Check out our webpages to find out more. www.liverpool.ac.uk/geography-an...