%0 Journal Article %T Dating peat profiles using tephra: stratigraphy, geochemistry and chronology %A G.T. Swindles %A F. De Vleeschouwer %A G. Plunkett %J Mires and Peat %D 2010 %I %X In this article we provide a brief overview of the protocols for dating peat profiles using tephrochronology. A standardised methodology for the detection, extraction and analysis of tephras is presented and the relevant problems and limitations are discussed. %K cryptotephra %K tephrochronology %K volcanic ash layers %U http://www.mires-and-peat.net/map07/map_07_05.pdf