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Seriation, Stratigraphy, and Index Fossils: The Backbone of Archaeological Dating
O'Brien, Michael J., Lyman, R. Lee
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Paperback. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HD; JHM; RBGB; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 421.
It is difficult for today's students of archaeology to imagine an era when chronometric dating methods were unavailable. However, even a casual perusal of the large body of literature that arose during the first half of the twentieth century reveals a battery of clever methods used to determine the relative ages of archaeological phenomena, often with considerable precision.
Stratigraphic excavation is perhaps the best known of the various relative-dating methods used by prehistorians. Although there are several techniques of using artifacts from superposed strata to measure time, these are ... Read more
It is difficult for today's students of archaeology to imagine an era when chronometric dating methods were unavailable. However, even a casual perusal of the large body of literature that arose during the first half of the twentieth century reveals a battery of clever methods used to determine the relative ages of archaeological phenomena, often with considerable precision.
Stratigraphic excavation is perhaps the best known of the various relative-dating methods used by prehistorians. Although there are several techniques of using artifacts from superposed strata to measure time, these are ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer
Condition
New
Number of Pages
253
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781475781922
SKU
V9781475781922
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Reviews for Seriation, Stratigraphy, and Index Fossils: The Backbone of Archaeological Dating
`...is a very useful book.' North American Archaeologist, 22:4 (2001)