In the early 1980s several revolutionary new techniques were
introduced to archaeological science - including accelerator C-14
dating, thermoluminescence dating of burnt flint and calcite, and
the application of uranium series dating to Palaeolithic material.
Developments in analytical chemistry also made possible more
detailed and accurate analyses of archaeological material. This
book, published in 1986, provides a guide for the archaeologist
with little scientific training to these techniques as well as to
established techniques from the physical and chemical sciences, and
has a chapter on the archaeological uses of computers.
Each chapter describes the archaeological potential of the
technique and explains the scientific principles involved, with a
number of examples to illustrate the particular technique in
practice. Attention is given to common problems which may affect
the accuracy or nature of the results obtained and to what
constitutes a suitable sample.
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