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• Absolute dating — is the process of determining a specific date for an archaeological or palaeontological site or artifact. Some archaeologists prefer the terms chronometric or calendar dating, as use of the word absolute implies a certainty and precision that is… …   Wikipedia

• absolute dating — /ˈæbsəlut deɪtɪŋ/ (say absuhlooht dayting) noun Archaeology the determining of a specific date for an archaeological or palaeontological site or artefact, usually from its physical or chemical properties, as by radiocarbon dating …  

• Dating methodologies in archaeology — Dating material drawn from the archaeological record can be made by a direct study of an artifact or may be deduced by association with materials found in the context the item is drawn from or inferred by its point of discovery in the sequence… …   Wikipedia

• Dating methodology (archaeology) — Dating material drawn from the archaeological record can made by a direct study of an artifact or may be deduced by association with materials found in the context the item is drawn from or inferred by its point of discovery in the sequence… …   Wikipedia

• Dating (disambiguation) — Dating refers to seeking and arranging meetings with potential intimate partners. Dating may also refer to: In chronology absolute dating, for example using radiocarbon dating relative dating, for example using stratigraphy or tree rings dating… …   Wikipedia

• dating — I In geology and archaeology, the process of determining an object s or event s place within a chronological scheme. Scientists may use either relative dating, in which items are sequenced on the basis of stratigraphic clues (see stratigraphy) or …   Universalium

• Absolute time and space — See also: Absolute rotation, Bucket argument, Rotating spheres, and Inertial frame of reference Originally introduced by Sir Isaac Newton in the Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica, the concepts of absolute time and space provided a… …   Wikipedia

• Radiometric dating — (often called radioactive dating) is a technique used to date materials such as rocks, usually based on a comparison between the observed abundance of a naturally occurring radioactive isotope and its decay products, using known decay rates.[1]… …   Wikipedia

• Obsidian hydration dating — (OHD) is a geochemical method of determining age in either absolute or relative terms of an artifact made of obsidian. Obsidian is a volcanic glass that was sometimes used as a raw material in the manufacture of stone tools such as projectile… …   Wikipedia

• Radiocarbon dating — (sometimes simply known as carbon dating) is a radiometric dating method that uses the naturally occurring radioisotope carbon 14 (14C) to estimate the age of carbon bearing materials up to about 58,000 to 62,000 years.[1] Raw, i.e. uncalibrated …   Wikipedia

• Relative dating — Before the advent of absolute dating in the 20th century, archaeologists and geologists were largely limited to the use of relative dating techniques. It estimates the order of prehistoric and geological events were determined by using basic… …   Wikipedia