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Platform 2: Technical Platform - Analysis of finds
Dating techniques, isotope, trace element, and archaeological analysis
This sub-platform will provide facilities for radiometric dating including 14C, 137Cs, 210Pb, and 234U/230Th, stable isotope mass spectrometry (e.g. 18O, 15N, 13C), and trace element analysis; X-ray-fluorescence, energy-dispersive X-ray microanalysis, and reference collections of pollen, archaeobotanical specimens, and bones for the identification of finds, as well as expertise for the interpretation of the measurement results and use of the collections.
Photos by: Leibniz Laboratory. Above: Kiel carbonate device. Below: Separator-recombinator unit of the HVE AMS System.
The Leibniz-Laboratory is a leading 14C dating and stable isotope research facility equipped with a 3MV 14C AMS system and stable isotope ratio mass spectrometers (13C, 18O, & 2H). It measures about 2800 14C samples per year to the best precision attainable (± 20 years for modern samples) needing milligram size samples, and 15.000 stable isotope samples.
The Tracer Analysis Centre (TAC) is a virtual institution which provides the structural frame of the isotope and tracer analysis sub platform together with the Leibniz-Laboratory. The
TAC can supply analyses of nearly any kind of isotope and tracer required in modern environmental research. The quality of the data created is internationally recognised and new developments generated by the participating laboratories have contributed to positioning Kiel at the forefront of environmental research.
Contact:
Scientific Director
Prof. Dr. Ralph Schneider
Leibniz Laboratory / Institute of Geology
+49 431 880.3894
schneider@gpi.uni-kiel.de
Technical Director
Dr. Marie-Josée Nadeau
Leibniz Laboratory
+49 431 880.7390
mnadeau@leibniz.uni-kiel.de
Secretary (sample submission)
Andrea Hamann-Wilke
Leibniz Laboratory
+49 431 880.7406
ahamann-wilke@leibniz.uni-kiel.de