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Chronometric Dating in Archaeology

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  • © 1997

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Editors:
  1. R. E. Taylor

    1. Radiocarbon Laboratory, Department of Anthropology, Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, University of California, Riverside, USA

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  2. Martin J. Aitken

    1. Research Laboratory for Archaeology, Oxford University, UK

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Part of the book series: Advances in Archaeological and Museum Science (AAMS, volume 2)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Climatostratigraphy

    • Martin J. Aitken, Stephen Stokes
    Pages 1-30

  3. Dendrochronology

    • Jeffrey S. Dean
    Pages 31-64

  4. Radiocarbon Dating

    • R. E. Taylor
    Pages 65-96

  5. Potassium-Argon/Argon-Argon Dating Methods

    • Robert C. Walter
    Pages 97-126

  6. Fission-Track Dating

    • John Westgate, Amanjit Sandhu, Philip Shane
    Pages 127-158

  7. Uranium Series Dating

    • Henry P. Schwarcz
    Pages 159-182

  8. Luminescence Dating

    • Martin J. Aitken
    Pages 183-216

  9. Electron Spin Resonance Dating

    • Rainer Grün
    Pages 217-260

  10. Protein and Amino Acid Diagenesis Dating

    • P. E. Hare, David W. Von Endt, Julie E. Kokis
    Pages 261-296

  11. Obsidian Hydration Dating

    • Irving Friedman, Fred W. Trembour, Richard E. Hughes
    Pages 297-321

  12. Archaeomagnetic Dating

    • Robert S. Sternberg
    Pages 323-356

  13. Surface Dating Using Rock Varnish

    • Joan S. Schneider, Paul R. Bierman
    Pages 357-388

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 389-395
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About this book

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 work of some of today's most innovative archaeologists who summarize progress in their respective techniques over the last 30 years - with an emphasis on developments of the last five - and the status of current research.

Reviews

`Well-organized, clear, and concise...Though this subject is somewhat complex and intricate, this reviewer found the text straightforward and easy to read.'
Choice (May 1998)
`This will be a standard reference work.'
Antiquity (March 1998)
`The book is well suited for archaeologists, dating specialists interested in techniques with which they do not directly work, and advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students in archaeology and Quaternary studies. Librarians who decide to purchase the book for their departments will almost certainly see it as a most popular, heavily used textbook or reference book right from the time the book appears on the shelf.'
The Holocene, 9:3 (1999)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Radiocarbon Laboratory, Department of Anthropology, Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, University of California, Riverside, USA

    R. E. Taylor

  • Research Laboratory for Archaeology, Oxford University, UK

    Martin J. Aitken

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Chronometric Dating in Archaeology

  • Editors: R. E. Taylor, Martin J. Aitken

  • Series Title: Advances in Archaeological and Museum Science

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9694-0

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1997

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-306-45715-9Published: 30 November 1997

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4757-9696-4Published: 05 May 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4757-9694-0Published: 29 June 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XX, 396

  • Topics: Archaeology

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