SSP
Stratigraphy, Sedimentology and Palaeontology

Stephanie Scheidt

I am a postdoc at the Institute of Geology and Mineralogy at the University of Cologne and the Laboratory Manager of the Rock and Palaeomagnetic Laboratory. My research focusses mainly on palaeomagnetism and environmagnetics of terrestrial sedimentary sequences. Recently I am involved in different Project to solve geochronological issues.

What’s my age again? Comparing dating methods in loess

What’s my age again? Comparing dating methods in loess

As you have learned from our previous posts, loess is a widespread terrestrial sediment, known to be an important archive for the changes of past environmental and climatic conditions. In order to use loess as a proxy, we first need to investigate the age of the sediments. In loess, different dating methods can be used, such as luminescence dating, radiocarbon dating, magnetic stratigraphy, and or ...[Read More]