Professor Ann Wintle

Emeritus Professor
BSc in Physics from Sussex University in 1969
DPhil from Oxford University in 1974
DSc from Oxford in 1997
DPhil (Honoris Causa) from Uppsala University in 2001. Photograph of Professor Ann Wintle.

Contact

Email: aqw@aber.ac.uk
Office: F8
Phone: +44 (0)1970 622 658
Fax: +44 (0)1970 622 659

Research

Group Affiliation

Research Interests

Developing the use of luminescence signals from naturally occurring minerals as a means of dating sedimentary deposits.

Investigating the optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) signals of quartz and feldspars in order to further improve the single-aliquot regeneration dose (SAR) dating procedure.

Applying the SAR procedure to:

  1. Sediments from archaeological sites, particularly those containing evidence of Middle Stone Age culture in Southern Africa.
  2. Coastal Sediments, eg. those relating to Holocene sea-level change or increased storm activity.
  3. Loess and Colluvial deposits as archives of climatic change.

Further information about this research can be found in the web pages of the Aberystwyth Luminescence Research Laboratory.

IGES Projects (Affiliated With)

Biography

Professor Ann Wintle has been at the Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences since 1989, and was given a personal chair in 1998. She obtained a BSc in Physics from Sussex University in 1969, and a DPhil from Oxford University in 1974. She received a DSc from Oxford in 1997 and a DPhil (Honoris Causa) from Uppsala University in 2001. Following a post-doc in Oxford at the Research Laboratory for Archaeology, she spent 2 years in the Physics Department at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, before returning to the UK in 1979 to set up thermoluminescence dating in the Godwin Laboratory for Quaternary Research in Cambridge. In 1987 she was a lecturer in the Geography Department at Royal Holloway, London, before moving to Aberystwyth. In 2000/2001 she spent 6 months as a guest professor of the Swedish Natural Science Research Council in the Department of Physical Geography at Uppsala University. She was made an emeritus professor in 2001. In October 2007 it was announced that she had been awarded the 2008 Appleton Medal and Prize of the Institute of Physics. In January 2011 she was made an Honorary Member of the Quaternary Research Association.

In February 2009 she moved to live in a village just outside Cambridge. She was made an affiliated lecturer in the Department of Geography and a Senior Fellow of the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research in Cambridge University.

Staff Publications

Peer Reviewed Book Chapters & Journal Articles

 

2012

  1. Timar-Gabor, A., Vasiliniuc, Ş., Vandenberghe, D.A.G., Cosma, C., Wintle, A.G. 2012. Investigations into the reliability of SAR-OSL equivalent doses obtained for quartz samples displaying dose response curves with more than one component. Radiation Measurements  47, 740-745.  DOI
  2. Wang, X.L., Wintle, A.G., Adamiec, G. 2012. Improving the reliability of single-aliquot regenerative-dose dating using a new method of data analysis. Quaternary Geochronology 9: 65-74. DOI
  3. Wang, X.L., Wintle, A.G. 2012 Optically stimulated luminescence production in the single-aliquot regenerative dose protocol. Radiation Measurements 47: 121-129. DOI
  4. Duller GAT, Wintle AG. 2012. A review of the thermally transferred optically stimulated luminescence signal from quartz for dating sediments. Quaternary Geochronology 7: 6-20. DOI

2011

  1. Barham, L, Phillips, W, Maher, BA, Karloukovski, V, Duller, GAT, Jain, M, Wintle, AG. 2011. The dating and interpretation of a Mode 1 site in the Luangwa Valley, Zambia. Journal of Human Evolution 60: 549-570. DOI
  2. Li B, Li SH, Duller GAT and Wintle AG. 2011. Infared stimulated luminescence measurements of single grains of K-rich feldspar for isochron dating. Quaternary Geochronology 6: 71-81 DOI
  3. Rosenberg TM, Preusser F, Wintle A.G. 2011. A comparison of single and multiple aliquot TT-OSL data sets for sand-sized quartz from the Arabian Peninsula. Radiation Measurements 46: 573-579. DOI
  4. Tsukamoto S, Duller GAT, Wintle AG and Muhs DR. 2011. Assessing the potential for luminescence dating of basalts. Quaternary Geochronology 6: 61-70. DOI
  5. Wang XL, Wintle AG, Du JH, Kang SG, Lu YC 2011. Recovering laboratory doses using fine-grained quartz from Chinese loess. Radiation Measurements 46: 1073-1081. DOI

2010

  1. Kim JC, Duller GAT, Roberts HM, Wintle AG, Lee Y I, Yi SB. 2010. Re-evaluation of the chronology of the palaeolithic site at Jeongokri, Korea, using OSL and TT-OSL signals from quartz. Quaternary Geochronology. 5: 365-370 DOI
  2. Tsukamoto S, Duller GAT, Wintle AG, Frechen M. 2010. Optical dating of a Japanese marker tephra using plagioclase. Quaternary Geochronology. 5: 274-278. DOI
  3. Adamiec G, Duller GAT, Roberts HM, Wintle AG. 2010. Improving the TT-OSL SAR protocol through source trap characterisation. Radiation Measurements 45: 768-777. DOI
  4. Lowick S E, Preusser F, and Wintle AG. 2010. Investigating quartz optically stimulated luminescence dose response-curves at high doses. Radiation Measurements 45, 975-984. DOI 
  5. Wintle AG. 2010. Future directions of luminescence dating of quartz. Geochronometria 37: 1-7. DOI 

2009

  1. Pagonis V, Wintle AG, Chen R, Wang XL. 2009. Simulations of thermally transferred OSL experiments and of the ReSAR dating protocol for quartz. Radiation Measurements 44, 634-638 DOI
  2. Kim JC, Duller GAT, Roberts HM, Wintle AG, Lee Y I, Yi SB. 2009. Dose dependence of thermally transferred optically stimulated luminescence signals in quartz. Radiation Measurements, 44: 132-143. DOI
  3. Preusser F, Chithambo ML, Gotte T, Martini M, Ramseyer K, Sendezera EJ, Susino GJ, Wintle AG. 2009. Quartz as a natural luminescence dosimeter. Earth-Science Reviews, 97 (1-4): 184-214. DOI
  4. Madsen AT, Duller GAT, Donnelly JP, Roberts HM, Wintle AG. 2009. A chronology of hurricane landfalls at Little Sippewissett Marsh, Massachusetts, USA, using optical dating. Geomorphology, 109(1-2): 36-45. DOI
  5. Porat N, Duller GAT, Roberts HM, Wintle AG. 2009. A simplified SAR protocol for TT-OSL. Radiation Measurements, 44: 538-542. DOI
  6. Duller GAT, Penkman KEH, Wintle AG. 2009. Assessing the potential for using biogenic calcites as dosemeters for luminescence dating. Radiation Measurements, 44: 429-433. DOI

2008

  1. Wintle AG. 2008. Fifty years of luminescence dating. Archaeometry, 50: 276-312. DOI
  2. Adamiec G, Bailey RM, Wang XL, Wintle AG. 2008. The mechanism of thermally transferred optically stimulated luminescence in quartz. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 41 DOI
  3. Tsukamoto S, Duller GAT, Wintle AG. 2008. Characteristics of thermally transferred optically stimulated luminescence (TT-OSL) in quartz and its potential for dating sediments. Radiation Measurements, 43: 1204-1218. DOI
  4. Pagonis V, Wintle AG, Chen R, Wang XL. 2008. A theoretical model for a new dating protocol for quartz based on thermally transferred OSL (TT-OSL). Radiation Measurements, 43: 704-708. DOI
  5. Jacobs Z, Wintle AG, Roberts RG, Duller GAT. 2008. Equivalent dose distributions from single grains of quartz at Sibudu, South Africa: context, causes and consequences for optical dating of archaeological deposits. Journal of Archaeological Science, 35: 1808-1820. DOI
  6. Li B, Li SH, Wintle AG. 2008. Overcoming environmental dose rate changes in luminescence dating of waterlain deposits. Geochronometria, 30: 33-40. DOI
  7. Li B, Li SH, Wintle AG, Zhao H. 2008. Isochron dating of sediments using luminescence of K-feldspar grains. Journal of Geophysical Research - Earth Surface, 113: F02026. DOI
  8. Wintle AG. 2008. Luminescence dating: where it has been and where it is going. Boreas, 37: 471-482. DOI
  9. Jacobs Z, Wintle AG, Duller GAT, Roberts RG, Wadley L. 2008. New ages for the post-Howiesons Poort, late and final Middle Stone Age at Sibudu, South Africa. Journal of Archaeological Science, 35: 1790-1807. DOI

2007

  1. Zhao H, Chen FH, Li SH, Wintle AG, Fan YX, Xia DS. 2007. A record of Holocene climate change in the Guanzhong Basin, China, based on optical dating of a loess-palaeosol sequence. The Holocene, 17: 1015-1022. DOI
  2. Pagonis V, Wintle AG, Chen R. 2007. Simulations of the effect of pulse-annealing on the optically stimulated luminescence of quartz. Radiation Measurements, 42: 1587-1599. DOI
  3. Ballarini M, Wallinga J, Wintle AG, Bos AJJ. 2007. A modified SAR protocol for optical dating of individual grains from young quartz samples. Radiation Measurements, 42: 360-369. DOI
  4. Jain M, Duller GAT, Wintle AG. 2007. Dose response, thermal stability and optical bleaching of the 310 C isothermal TL signal in quartz. Radiation Measurements, 42: 1285-1293. DOI
  5. Lai ZP, Wintle AG, Thomas DSG. 2007. Rates of dust deposition between 50 ka and 20 ka revealed by OSL dating at Yuanbao on the Chinese Loess Plateau. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 248: 431-439. DOI
  6. Wang XL, Wintle AG, Lu YC. 2007. Testing a single-aliquot protocol for recuperated OSL dating. Radiation Measurements, 42: 380-391. DOI
  7. Ballarini M, Wallinga J, Wintle AG, Bos AJJ. 2007. Analysis of equivalent-dose distributions for single grains of quartz from modern deposits. Quaternary Geochronology, 2: 77-82. DOI
  8. Li B, Li SH, Wintle AG, Zhao H. 2007. Isochron measurements of naturally irradiated K-feldspar grains. Radiation Measurements, 42: 1315-1327. DOI
  9. Lu YC, Wang XL, Wintle AG. 2007. A new OSL chronology for dust accumulation in the last 130,000 years for the Chinese Loess Plateau. Quaternary Research, 67: 152-160. DOI
  10. Pagonis V, Chen R, Wintle AG. 2007. Modelling thermal transfer in optically stimulated luminescence of quartz. Journal of Physics D-Applied Physics, 40: 998-1006. DOI

2006

  1. Wintle AG, Murray AS. 2006. A review of quartz optically stimulated luminescence characteristics and their relevance in single-aliquot regeneration dating protocols. Radiation Measurements, 41: pp 369-391. DOI
  2. Rodnight H, Duller GAT, Wintle AG, Tooth S. 2006. Assessing the reproducibility and accuracy of optical dating of fluvial deposits. Quaternary Geochronology, 1: 109-120. DOI
  3. Choi JH, Duller GAT, Wintle AG, Cheong CS. 2006. Luminescence characteristics of quartz from the Southern Kenyan Rift Valley: Dose estimation using LM-OSL SAR. Radiation Measurements, 41: 847-854. DOI
  4. Armitage SJ, Botha GA, Duller GAT, Wintle AG, Rebelo LP, Momade FJ. 2006. The formation and evolution of the barrier islands of Inhaca and Bazaruto, Mozambique. Geomorphology, 82: 295-308. DOI
  5. Jacobs Z, Duller GAT, Wintle AG. 2006. Interpretation of single grain D-e distributions and calculation of D-e. Radiation Measurements, 41: 264-277. DOI
  6. Jacobs Z, Duller GAT, Wintle AG, Henshilwood CS. 2006. Extending the chronology of deposits at Blombos Cave, South Africa, back to 140 ka using optical dating of single and multiple grains of quartz. Journal of Human Evolution, 51: 255-273. DOI
  7. Jacobs Z, Wintle AG, Duller GAT. 2006. Evaluation of SAR procedures for De determination using single aliquots of quartz from two archaeological sites in South Africa. Radiation Measurements, 41: 520-533. DOI
  8. Lai Z-P, Wintle AG. 2006. Locating the boundary between the Pleistocene and the Holocene in Chinese loess using luminescence. The Holocene, 16: pp. 893-899. DOI
  9. Li B, Li SH, Wintle AG. 2006. Observations of thermal transfer and the slow component of OSL signals from quartz. Radiation Measurements, 41: pp 639-648. DOI
  10. Choi JH, Duller GAT, Wintle AG. 2006. Analysis of quartz LM-OSL curves. Ancient TL, 24: 9-20.
  11. Wintle AG. 2006. The future role of luminescence dating. Quaternary International, 147: 119-122.
  12. Wang XL, Wintle AG, Lu YC. 2006. Thermally transferred luminescence in fine-grained quartz from Chinese loess: Basic observations. Radiation Measurements, 41: pp 649-658. DOI
  13. Wang XL, Lu YC, Wintle AG. 2006. Recuperated OSL dating of fine-grained quartz in Chinese loess. Quaternary Geochronology, 1: pp 89-100. DOI
  14. Wintle AG. 2006. History of dating methods. In Encyclopedia of Quaternary Science, : 10-27.

2005

  1. Rodnight H, Duller GAT, Tooth S, Wintle AG. 2005. Optical dating of a scroll-bar sequence on the Klip River, South Africa, to derive the lateral migration rate of a meander bend. The Holocene, 15: 802-811. DOI
  2. Jain C, Murray AS, Botter-Jensen L, Wintle AG. 2005. A single-aliquot regenerative-dose method based on IR (1.49 eV) bleaching of the fast OSL component in quartz. Radiation Measurements, 39: 309-318. DOI