DRI scientists deployed to Los Angeles to collect ash, soil, and dust samples from burn zones in the hopes of illuminating the unique risks of wildland-urban fires. These urban fires presented a unique opportunity to understand how materials like plastics, metals, and even lithium batteries from electric cars can transform into environmental contaminants when they burn.
A group of scientists led by Christina Neudorf and Teresa Wriston will develop and refine a new technique in luminescence dating.
Stone tool assemblage recovered from the Gault Site. Credit: Produced by N Velchoff, The Gault School of Archaeological Research. Luminescence dating confirms human presence in North America prior to 16 thousand years ago, earlier than previously thought July 20,...