Troy L. Pewe
1954
<p><span>Abasic Question that must be answered for any </span>archaeological<span> </span>site<span> is, how old is it? Although some </span>archaeological<span> </span>sites<span> can be dated on the basis of </span>archaeological<span> correlations alone and although dendrochronological (Giddings, 1952, pp. 105-110) and radiocarbon methods give absolute ages for other </span>sites<span>, many </span>sites<span> can be dated only by methods based on the geologists' knowledge of geographic and climatic changes during the last few tens of thousands of years. The dates of these changes are established in part by radiocarbon and related methods. Study of </span>archaeological<span> </span>sites<span> accurately dated by radiocarbon methods will amplify the geologists' understanding of late Quaternary events. The well known techniques of dendrochronological and radiocarbon </span>dating<span> need no discussion. The interrelations of methods that depend ultimately on our knowledge of Quaternary climatic and geographic changes are not always well understood, however, by archaeologists. The present paper is intended to clarify some of these interrelations.</span></p>
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The geological approach to dating archaeological sites
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