| RefNo | EC/1983/01 |
| Previous numbers | Cert XXI, 89 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Aitken, Martin Jim: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
| Date | 1978 |
| Description | Citation typed |
| Citation | The candidate is distinguished for the development and pioneering application of some of the most widely used physical methods in various types of archaeological and archaeomagnetic problems. His main achievement (assisted by research students) is the development of thermoluminescence dating and in obtaining an understanding of the basic physical principles involved. In the late 1960's the method was first successfully applied by the candidate to the dating of archaeological samples of known and unknown age and to testing the authenticity of ancient ceramics. Beginning in the late 1950's the candidate developed (at first with E.T. Hall, later with J.C. Alldred and C. Colani) a succession of different types of proton magnetometers for the detection of buried remains, as well as a fluxgate magnetic gradiometer and a pulsed induction metal detector. The candidate and his associates continue to pioneer and apply these techniques. It is largely through the candidate's inspiration and direction that the Research Laboratory for Archaeology is considered by most people as the principal centre for students and scholars throughout the world who are interested in Archaeometry. |
| AccessStatus | Closed |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA4395 | Aitken; Martin Jim (1922 - 2017) | 1922 - 2017 |