ANT 3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Radiocarbon Dating, Biostratigraphy, Absolute Dating
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3 archaeological dimensions-time, space, and form: relative dating was mainly used because prior to 1950"s finding absolute date was restricted. Dating archaeological phenomena: time is invisible, archeological record is a contemporary phenomena. Relative time: measured on an ordinal scale, advantage, disadvantage. : we can talk about greater than or lesser than before c-however, we don"t how know much calendric time has elapsed between the events. : in relative time, there is a historical sequence abc-b comes after a, but. Two main dating methods: stratigraphy, principle of association-types/location of artifacts found, principle of superposition, principle of biostratigraphy, seriation. Absolute time: time is measured on an interval scale, advantage. : we can talk in terms of how much (quantities greater than and less than. Absolute dating methods: dendrochronology, radiocarbon dating, potassium-argon dating (k/ar, advantages-can date phenomena older than that of radiocarbon dating. Obsidian is highly prevalent and can be dated: thermoluminescence, obsidian hydration.
