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what dating techniques would archaeologists use to date a human skeleton?

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radio carbon dating

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is radio carbon dating a relative or absolute dating technique

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absolute

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what dating techniques would archaeologists use to date an old telephone?

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Typology dating

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is typology dating a relative or absolute dating technique

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relative

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what dating techniques would archaeologists use to date a copper axe?

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Radio carbon dating

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is radio carbon dating a relative or absolute dating technique

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absolute

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what dating techniques would archaeologists use to date a copper axe?

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radio carbon dating

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what dating techniques would archaeologists use to date a gold artefact like a statue

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Radio carbon dating

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what dating techniques would archaeologists use to date a ceramic container (pottery)

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thermoluminescence

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is thermoluminescence dating a relative or absolute dating technique

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absolute

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what is an artefact

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An artefact is the remains of a human-made object.

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what is a fossil

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a fossil is the remain of a living thing, such as humans (bones), plants and animals.

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what is an ecofact?

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an eco fact is an event that naturally occurs in nature.

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What are the THREE metals - from earliest to latest - in the “three age system”?

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stone age, iron age, bronze age

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what do archaeologists call broken “pieces” of pottery?

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Pot sherds

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