Archeology Dating techniques

Description

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 about 8 years ago
17
0

Resource summary

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
                Show full summary Hide full summary

                Similar

                Forces and Acceleration
                Adam Collinge
                The Great Gatsby: Chapter Summaries
                Andrew_Ellinas
                AQA GCSE Physics Unit 2.4
                Matthew T
                B7: Further Biology
                Matthew Law
                GCSE AQA Chemistry Atomic Structure and Bonding
                Joseph Tedds
                Core HR Knowledge
                jkim05
                Geography: Population
                ameliaalice
                Chemistry GCSE Review - States of Matter, Particles, Atoms, Elements, Compounds and Mixtures
                Morgan Overton
                PSBD/PSCOD/ASSD-New
                Yuvraj Sunar
                NSI / PSCOD/ ASSD
                Yuvraj Sunar
                ASSD & PSBD QUESTION 2018 200
                Dhiraj Tamang