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- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Anthropology/Archaeology/Digging_into_Archaeology%3A_A_Brief_OER_Introduction_to_Archaeology_with_Activities_(Paskey_and_Cisneros)/08%3A_Dating_Methods__Relative_and_Absolute_Dating/8.02%3A_Activity_1_-_Stratigraphic_Dating_and_the_Harris_MatrixRelative dating methods establish the date of something as older or younger than something else rather than anchoring its age to an absolute, scaled timeline as in absolute dating. So, we determine th...Relative dating methods establish the date of something as older or younger than something else rather than anchoring its age to an absolute, scaled timeline as in absolute dating. So, we determine the sequence of at least two things (two events, two deposits, etc.) and establish what happened first, what happened next, and so on.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Anthropology/Archaeology/Digging_into_Archaeology%3A_A_Brief_OER_Introduction_to_Archaeology_with_Activities_(Paskey_and_Cisneros)/08%3A_Dating_Methods__Relative_and_Absolute_Dating/8.01%3A_Introduction_to_Dating_MethodsAdvanced dating techniques now allow archaeologists to establish when sites were occupied and artifacts were made. We can determine when items were discarded, plants were harvested, wood and other ite...Advanced dating techniques now allow archaeologists to establish when sites were occupied and artifacts were made. We can determine when items were discarded, plants were harvested, wood and other items were burned, and tools were made. How specific these dates can be depends on the technique used. Most provide dates as ranges of time, and the ranges are subject to a margin of error (e.g., 10,000–20,000 years ago +/– 2,000 years).
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/HACC_Central_Pennsylvania's_Community_College/Archaeology%3A_It's_More_Than_Digging_In_The_Dirt_(Scheib)/08%3A_Dating_Methods_and_Artifact_Analysis/8.01%3A_Dating_MethodsAfter excavating a site, one of the first questions to answer relates to time. Much of the meaning that can be inferred from a site comes from the context—when the site was used and when the various a...After excavating a site, one of the first questions to answer relates to time. Much of the meaning that can be inferred from a site comes from the context—when the site was used and when the various artifacts collected were made, used, and left behind. It is a straightforward question to ask, but one that has long been difficult to answer.
