Dating techniques Flashcards
1
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BC
A
Before Christ
2
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AD
A
anno Domini
3
Q
BCE
A
Before Current Era
4
Q
CE
A
Current Era
5
Q
BP
A
Before present (1950)
6
Q
sequence
A
arrangement of material cutlure into a time framework
7
Q
Period (phase)
A
Particulare time interval, or phase within a sequence: characterized by similar behavior patterns, resultingi n similar patterns of distributeaion of material remains
8
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Relative dating
A
Provides the age of something relative ot other things b ut cant give actua age
9
Q
Absolute Dating
A
Estimates approximate actual age of material
10
Q
Seriation
A
Placing items in their proper order in a series
11
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