A new approach to the U-series dating of fossil molluscs - a major advance for the earth and archaeological sciences

开发出一种可靠的方法来准确确定贝壳化石的年龄，这是在确定海岸线、湖泊和其他含贝壳沉积物（如贝冢）的年代方面的一个突破。这将为研究具有重大国家利益的问题提供新的机会，特别是研究气候变化的影响，包括海平面变化与冰盖融化之间的联系、海平面变化对沿海地区的影响以及不同区域降雨量的变化和变化。该方法还可用于估计大型风暴和海啸事件的频率和规模、地震风险以及史前人类迁移的时间和相关的环境影响。

The development of a reliable method for accurately determining the age of fossil shells represents a breakthrough in the ability to date marine shoreline, lake, and other shell-bearing deposits (e.g. middens). This will present new opportunities for research of significant national benefit, particularly into the effects of climate change, including linked sea-level change and melting of ice sheets, the impact of sea-level change on coastal zones, and shifts in the amount and variability of rainfall in different regions. The method may also be used to estimate the frequency and size of large storm and tsunami events, earthquake risk, and the timing of prehistoric human migration and associated environmental impacts.