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1	Art, Artefacts, and Chronology in Classical Archaeology more books like this by William R Biers add to wishlist The study of art history and archaeology depends substantially on dates which are given to artefacts and works of art. Very few students, however, have an understanding of matters of chronology or of the source material that determines the dates. In this study Professor Biers sets out to explain tihs crucial facet of classical scholarship. Short ... see all copies from $7.66! new only from $31.84!
2	Exodus to Arthur: Catastrophic Encounters with Comets more books like this by Mike Baillie add to wishlist Based on the scientific analysis of tree rings, this text argues that the Earth has undergone several catastrophic encounters with comets and their debris in the last five millennia, with mythology preserving the story better than history. It reveals extraterrestrial bombardment events. see all copies from $32.99!
3	Interpreting the Past more books like this by Sheridan Bowman add to wishlist Radiocarbon is probably the most familiar of the many dating techniques currently used in archaeology. How does it work? What can it date? In answering these basic questions, this book also poses others, for radiocarbon is not quite as straightforward as it may seem. The technique does not in fact provide true ages, and radiocarbon results must be ... see all copies from $11.35! new only from $99.00!
4	The Age of Everything: How Science Explores the Past more books like this by Matthew Hedman add to wishlist Taking advantage of recent advances throughout the sciences, Matthew Hedman brings the distant past closer to us than it has ever been. Here, he shows how scientists have determined the age of everything from the colonization of the New World over 13,000 years ago to the origin of the universe nearly fourteen billion years ago.Hedman details, for ... see all copies from $5.99! new only from $9.00! \| SVS
5	Earlier Than You Think: A Personal View of Man in America more books like this by George F Carter add to wishlist see all copies from $2.03! new only from $23.23! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Dating in Exposed and Surface Contexts more books like this by Charlotte Beck (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $4.00! new only from $9.95! \| first editions
7	Use Wear Analysis: Theory, Experiments and Results more books like this by Linda Hurcombe add to wishlist This volume investigates a technique for the functional analysis of obsidian tools. It reviews the current state of flint use-wear studies and applies the theories generated there to obsidian. The experimental programme shows the potential success of the technique, which can allow the use-action and use-material to be interpreted, and demonstrates ... see all copies from $18.00! new only from $18.17!
8	The Origin of Modern Humans and the Impact of Chronometric Dating: A Discussion more books like this by C B Stringer (Editor), M J Aitken (Editor), P A Mellars (Editor) add to wishlist This volume of essays critically analyzes a recent hypothesis on the origins of humanity, which is based on fresh interpretations of the palaeoanthropological and archaeological evidence and new dating techniques, and explores doubts about some interpretations of the new evidence. see all copies from $5.58! new only from $40.00! \| first editions
9	Scientific Dating Methods more books like this by Göksu, Oberhofer, Regulla add to wishlist see all copies from $160.98! new only from $160.98! \| SVS
10	Seriation, Stratigraphy, and Index Fossils: The Backbone of Archaeological Dating more books like this by Michael J O'Brien, R Lee Lyman add to wishlist It is difficult for today's students of archaeology to imagine an era when chronometric dating methods were unavailable. However, even a casual perusal of the large body of literature that arose during the first half of the twentieth century reveals a battery of clever methods used to determine the relative ages of archaeological phenomena, often ... see all copies from $59.02! new only from $72.28! \| SVS
11	Age Determination of Young Rocks and Artifacts more books like this by Gunther A Wagner, Ga1/4nther A Wagner, Gnther A Wagner add to wishlist The Quaternary, which spans approximately the last 2 million years, is characterized by dramatic environmental changes, commonly known as the "ice age". During this period, man with his manifold cultures evolved. Attempts at dating these events as accurately as possible have made great progress. The broad spectrum of physical and chemical dating ... see all copies from $52.99! new only from $52.99! \| SVS
12	It's about Time more books like this by Thomas Nash, Stephen Edward Nash (Editor) add to wishlist Archaeologists specializing in each describe the introduction, development, application, and impact of such dating techniques as stratigraphy, ceramic dating, dendrochronology, radiocarbon dating, archaeomagnetic dating, obsidian hydration, and luminescence dating. Their information should be accessible to general readers as well as archaeologists ... see all copies from $3.54! new only from $45.00! \| first editions
13	Mummies, Dinosaurs, Moon Rocks: How We Know How Old Things Are more books like this by James Jespersen, Jane Fitz-Randolph add to wishlist From dinosaur tracks to ancient cities to moon rocks, the authors explain how archaeologists and other researchers establish the ages of ancient things. There are stories about the discovery of the Lascaux cave paintings in France, and how a pig's tooth and a rat's jawbone indicate Columbus' first settlement in the New World. Photos and drawings. ... see all copies from $1.99! first editions
14 view cover	Chronometric Dating in Archeology more books like this by R E Taylor (Editor), Martin J Aitken (Editor) add to wishlist Since World War II, there has been tremendous success in the development of new methods for dating artifacts; the so-called 'radiocarbon revolution' was only the first such discovery. The increasing accuracy of the various new techniques has brought about major changes in archaeological research strategies. This important new text compiles the ... see all copies from $101.01! new only from $129.87! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	A Slice Through Time more books like this by M G L Baillie add to wishlist Dendrochronologists can now provide a wood sample for any calender date over the last seven millennia from two continents. The author discusses the latest developments. see all copies from $55.91! new only from $59.08! \| SVS
16	Tree-ring dating and archaeology more books like this by M G L Baillie add to wishlist see all copies from $5.06! first editions
17	Archeological Laboratory Methods more books like this by Brooke S Arkush, Mark Sutton add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99!
18	Dating in Archaeology: A Guide to Scientific Techniques more books like this by Stuart J Fleming add to wishlist see all copies from $9.00! first editions
19 view cover	Sardinian and Aegean Chronology more books like this by Robert H Tykot (Editor), Miriam S Balmuth (Editor) add to wishlist Recent advances in technology and the increasing number of Sardinian excavations now have made a precise and absolute chronology possible. A 1995 international colloquium was convened to work towards this goal, demonstrating the current status of laboratory dating techniques, observing the stratigraphic record and finding typological correlations ... see all copies from $21.70! new only from $25.97!
20	Nuclear and Chemical Dating Techniques: Interpreting the Environmental Record more books like this by Lloyd A. Currie (Editor), American Chemical Society add to wishlist see all copies from $2.78! first editions
21	Chronologies in New World Archaeology more books like this by R E Taylor add to wishlist see all copies from $16.79! first editions
22	Detecting the past more books like this by Mike Corbishley add to wishlist Each book in this series looks at everyday things through the incredible micro-photography now available with the development of electron microscopes. This book examines the methods being used in the dating of artefacts today and how this is changing our knowledge of the past. see all copies from $1.99! SVS
23	Radiocarbon Dating: Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference, Los Angeles and La Jolla, 1976 more books like this by Rainer Berger add to wishlist see all copies from $34.45! first editions
24	Radiocarbon Dating more books like this by R E Taylor add to wishlist see all copies from $75.00!
25 view cover	Picking the Lock of Time: Developing Chronology in American Archaeology more books like this by James Truncer (Editor) add to wishlist Addressing the issue of chronology - the crucial determination of the age of an artefact or site - these essays document the contributions of early American archaeologists, both well-known and obscure, who helped crack the "chronology problem". see all copies from $15.75!

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