Seriation, Stratigraphy, and Index Fossils [electronic resource] : The Backbone of Archaeological Dating / by Michael J. O'Brien, R. Lee Lyman.

Erişim Adresi
Link
ISBN
9780306471681
Dil Kodu
İngilizce
Yer Numarası
DK/7299
Yazar
O'Brien, Michael J.
Basım Bildirimi
1st ed. 2002.
Yayın Bilgisi
New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2002.
Fiziksel Niteleme
XIII, 253 p. online resource.
İçindekiler Notu
An Introduction to Time and Dating -- The Creation of Archaeological Types -- Seriation I -- Seriation II -- Superposition and Stratigraphy -- Cross Dating -- Final Thoughts on Archaeological Time.
Özet, vb.
It is difficult for today's students of archaeology to imagine an era when chronometric dating methods were unavailable. However, even a casual perusal of the large body of literature that arose during the first half of the twentieth century reveals a battery of clever methods used to determine the relative ages of archaeological phenomena, often with considerable precision. Stratigraphic excavation is perhaps the best known of the various relative-dating methods used by prehistorians. Although there are several techniques of using artifacts from superposed strata to measure time, these are rarely if ever differentiated. Rather, common practice is to categorize them under the heading `stratigraphic excavation'. This text distinguishes among the several techniques and argues that stratigraphic excavation tends to result in discontinuous measures of time - a point little appreciated by modern archaeologists. Although not as well known as stratigraphic excavation, two other methods of relative dating have figured important in Americanist archaeology: seriation and the use of index fossils. The latter (like stratigraphic excavation) measures time discontinuously, while the former - in various guises - measures time continuously. Perhaps no other method used in archaeology is as misunderstood as seriation, and the authors provide detailed descriptions and examples of each of its three different techniques. Each method and technique of relative dating is placed in historical perspective, with particular focus on developments in North America, an approach that allows a more complete understanding of the methods described, both in terms of analytical technique and disciplinary history. This text will appeal to all archaeologists, from graduate students to seasoned professionals, who want to learn more about the backbone of archaeological dating.
Konu
Archaeology.
Anthropology.
Sedimentology.
Paleontology .
Archaeology.
Anthropology.
Sedimentology.
Paleontology.
Diğer Yazarlar
Lyman, R. Lee.
Kurum Adı
SpringerLink (Online service)
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