Archeology Dating techniques

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Mind Map on Archeology Dating techniques, created by Lou Bruise on 26/10/2016.
Lou Bruise
Mind Map by Lou Bruise, updated more than 1 year ago
Lou Bruise
Created by Lou Bruise almost 8 years ago
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Archeology Dating techniques
  1. RELATIVE
    1. SERIATION
      1. ASSEMBLAGE OF ARTIFACT GEOGRAPHICALLY AND CHRONOLOGICALLY
      2. STRATIGRAPHY
        1. LAYERS OF ROCK
      3. ABSOLUTE
        1. CARBON DATING C-14
          1. RADIOCATIVE DECOMPOSITION INTO NITROGEN
            1. MORE RECENT ORGANIC REMAINS
              1. TAMS
                1. TANDEM ACCELERATOR
          2. K-Ar OR POTASSIUM-ARGON
            1. POTASSIUM DECOMPOSES INTO ARGON
              1. OLDER ORGANIC REMAINS
            2. THERMOLUMINESCENCE
              1. MINERALS THAT ABSORB RADIATION AND EMANATE RADIATION WHEN HEATED
                1. QUARTZ, FLINT
                  1. POTTERY, STONE TOOLS
                    1. ELECTRO-SPIN RESONANCE
                      1. MOST USED FOR NEANDERTHAL SITES
                2. DENDROCHRONOLOGY (TREE RING DATING)
                  1. WOOD
                    1. ACCURATE
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