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Chronology Flashcards

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What artefacts can be dated using dendrochronology?

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Logs and lumber with intact tree rings

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What artefacts can be dated using radiocarbon dating?

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Wood, charcoal, bone, carbonate, and others

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What artefacts can be dated using radiopotassium dating?

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Volcanic rocks or minerals

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What artefacts can be dated using uranium series dating?

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Coral, mollusks, travertine

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What artefacts can be dated using geomagnetism?

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Undisturbed sediment or volcanic rocks

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What artefacts can be dated using archaeomagnetism?

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Intact hearths, kilns, burned areas

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What artefacts can be dated using thermoluminescence (TL) dating?

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Pottery, heated stone, calcites

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What artefacts can be dated using electron spin resonance (ESR)?

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Heated crystalline stones, calcites, bones, shells

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What artefacts can be dated using obsidian hydration?

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Obsidian

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What artefacts can be dated using fission track dating?

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Volcanic rocks, crystalline materials

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What dating methods measure radioactive decay?

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Radiocarbon, radiopotassium, and uranium series dating

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What dating methods study crystals as a source of information?

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Thermoluminescence, ESR, and fission track dating

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What dating methods refer to the earth’s magnetic pole in their use?

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Geomagnetism and archaeomagnetism

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Which dating method is best for dating objects more than 500 000 years old?

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Radiopotassium dating

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Which dating method has the shortest range?

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Archaeomagnetism

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