%0 Journal Article %T Dating recent peat profiles using spheroidal carbonaceous particles (SCPs) %A G.T. Swindles %J Mires and Peat %D 2010 %I %X This article provides a brief overview of spheroidal carbonaceous particles (SCPs) as age-equivalent stratigraphic markers in recent peat profiles. A detailed method for the extraction and analysis of SCPs is provided and specific limitations of the technique are discussed. %K fly-ash %K geochronology %K Holocene %U http://www.mires-and-peat.net/map07/map_07_03.pdf