Absolute dating is the process of determining an approximate computed age in archaeology and geology. Some scientists prefer the terms chronometric or calendar dating, as use of the word `absolute` implies an unwarranted certainty and precision. Absolute dating provides a computed numerical age in contrast with relative dating which provides onl.....
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the process of determining a specific date (in years or some other unit of time) for an archaeological, geological or paleontological site or artifact.
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Whenever it is possible to date an artefact or a site to a particular year (or interval of years). This can be made using dendrochronology, carbon-14, or datable objects such as coins.
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(from the article `dating`) Although relative ages can generally be established on a local scale, the events recorded in rocks from different locations can be integrated into a ... ...early Bronze Age graves in Wessex were Mycenaean products or that development of bronze working in central Europe was due to the Aegean ... ...precise ...
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The determination of age in calendar years by reference to a fixed timescale. It usually incorporates a measure of uncertainty, expressed as a standard deviation. Methods include
radiocarbon dating,...
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