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ERIC Number: EJ333566
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Chemical Principles Revisited: Archaeological Dating.
Rowe, M. W.
Journal of Chemical Education, v63 n1 p16-20 Jan 1986
Discusses methods used to date archaeological artifacts and other remains. They include: (1) nuclear dating techniques (radiocarbon dating, accelerator radiocarbon dating, thermoluminescence, and others); (2) chemical dating techniques (amino acid racemization, obsidian hydration dating, elemental content changes, and thermal analysis dating); and (3) archaeomagnetism measurements. (JN)
Descriptors: Archaeology, Chemical Analysis, Chemistry, College Science, Higher Education, Laboratory Procedures, Science Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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