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Science-Based Dating in Archaeology (Longman Archaeology Series)
M.J. Aitken
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Description for Science-Based Dating in Archaeology (Longman Archaeology Series)
Paperback. A discussion of the various scientific methods used to help in the dating of archaeological finds. It covers such aspects as radiocarbon dating, magnetic dating, amino acid racemization, obsidian hydration and other chemical methods plus luminescence dating and electron spin resonance. Series: Longman Archaeology Series. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HDA; HDW; PDN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 448.
Archaeologists and archaeology students have long since needed an authoritative account of the techniques now available to them, designed to be understood by non-scientists. This book fills the gap and it offers a two-tier approach to the subject. The main text is a coherent introduction to the whole field of science-based dating, written in plain langauge for non-scientists. Additional end-notes, however, offer a a more technical understanding, and cater for those who have a scientific and mathematical background.
Archaeologists and archaeology students have long since needed an authoritative account of the techniques now available to them, designed to be understood by non-scientists. This book fills the gap and it offers a two-tier approach to the subject. The main text is a coherent introduction to the whole field of science-based dating, written in plain langauge for non-scientists. Additional end-notes, however, offer a a more technical understanding, and cater for those who have a scientific and mathematical background.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Routledge
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Series
Longman Archaeology Series
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780582493094
SKU
V9780582493094
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About M.J. Aitken
Martin Aitken retired in 1989 as Professor of Archaeometry and Deputy Director of the Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art, Oxford University.
Reviews for Science-Based Dating in Archaeology (Longman Archaeology Series)
'Martin Aitken xxx; provides just the kind of lucid, well-balanced view of these new dating methods which archaeologists have long been waiting for.' Nature