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Archaeological Dating Methods
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A brief summary of archaeological dating methods
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Introduction


Relative Dating Methods

Methods that can give the speculative date of an artefact. They are usually concerned with the order of events at a site, and how artefacts are associated with each other.

Stratigraphy and Superposition
Seriation/Cross dating

Absolute Dating Methods

Methods that are able to give a specific date of an artefact. These look at the artefact itself, rather than relying on what has been found around it.

Carbon Dating
Dendrochronology
Artefacts of Known Age
Potassium Argon Dating

Bibliography
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Posted Apr 30, 2007 - 22:18 , Last Edited: Dec 4, 2007 - 20:23











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