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Relative Dating Methods in Anthropology

Methods indicate if objects are older or younger than another in a given stratigraphy.


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Dating Methods in Anthropology

Shook, B., Nelson, K., Aguilera, K., & Braff, L. (2019). Explorations: An Open Invitation to Biological Anthropology. American Anthropological Association Arlington. 978-1-931303-62-0

Explorations: An Open Invitation to Biological Anthropology

Relative Dating in Anthropology

Chronometric dating methods use chronological age estimates of the antiquity of an object in years before the present through physical and chemical measurements. This can tell anthropologists the time of occurance, creation of material, when used, or altered. 

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