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This book consists of articles from Wikia. Pages: 33. Chapters: Geologic Ages, Geologic time scale, Absolute dating, Aquitanian, Asian Land Mammal Age, European Land Mammal Age, Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point, Middle Miocene disruption, North American Land Mammal Ages, Radiometric dating, South American Land Mammal Age, Aalenian, Anisian, Archean, Bajocian, Barremian, Bathonian, Berriasian, Callovian, Cambrian, Carboniferous, Cenozoic, Chattian, Cisuralian, Cretaceous, Early Cretaceous, Early Jurassic, Early Triassic, Eocene, Holocene, Jurassic, Kimmeridgian, Late Jurassic, Lopingian, Maastrichtian, Mesozoic, Middle Jurassic, Middle Permian, Miocene, Mississippian, Neogene, Oligocene, Ordovician, Paleocene, Paleogene, Paleozoic, Period, Permian, Pleistocene, Rhaetian, Santonian, Silurian, South American Land Mammal Ages, Tertiary, Tithonian, Toarcian, Turonian, Valanginian, Aquitanian, Archean, Asian Land Mammal Age, Ediacaran, Era, European Land Mammal Age, Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point, North American Land Mammal Ages, Paleoproterozoic, Series, Siderian, South American Land Mammal Age, Stage, Tonian. Excerpt: Absolute dating is the process of determining a specific date for an archaeological or palaeontological site or artifact. Some archaeologists prefer the terms chronometric or calendar dating, as use of the word "absolute" implies a certainty and precision that is rarely possible in archaeology. Absolute dating is usually based on the physical or chemical properties of the materials of artifacts, buildings, or other items that have been modified by humans. Absolute dates do not necessarily tell us when a particular cultural event happened, but when taken as part of the overall archaeological record they are invaluable in constructing a more specific sequence of events. Absolute dating contrasts with the relative dating techniques employed, such as stratigraphy. Absolute dating provides a numerical age for the material tested, w...
