| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 466 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Natural Science in Archaeology |
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Natural science in archaeology.
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| Contents |
Introduction -- Materials -- Radiogenic Noble Gases -- Uranium-Series -- Cosmogenic Nuclides -- Particle-Tracks -- Radiation Dosimetry -- Chemical Reactions -- Palaeomagnetism -- Earth's Orbit, Climate and Age -- Appendix: Natural Radioactivity -- References -- Index |
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1. Introduction -- 1.1. Terminology: Age and Date -- 1.2. Natural Radioactivity: The Physical Basis for Dating -- 1.3. Error: Precision and Accuracy -- 1.4. The Classification of the Quaternary -- 2. Materials -- 2.1. Volcanites -- 2.2. Impactites -- 2.3. Fault Breccia and Pseudotachylite -- 2.4. Fulgurite -- 2.5. Sediments -- 2.6. Weathering Products -- 2·7. Inorganic Artifacts -- 2.8. Plant Remains -- 2·9. Animal Remains -- 2.10. Water and Ice -- 3. Radiogenic Noble Gases -- 3.1. Potassium-Argon -- 3·2. Uranium-Helium -- 4. Uranium Series -- 4·1. Methods -- 4·2. Practical Aspects -- 4·3. Application (Deep-Sea Sediments, Corals, Marine Phosphorite, Secondary Carbonates, Limnic Carbonates, Caliche and Calcrete, Mollusk Shells, Bones and Teeth, Peat, Lake and Estuary Deposits, Volcanites, Faults, Polymetallic Sulfides, Lead Pigments and Alloys) |
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5. Cosmogenic Nuclides (Atmospheric Production, In Situ Production, Accelerator Mass Spectrometry) -- 5.1. Tritium (Hydrogen-3) -- 5.2. Helium-3 -- 5·3. Beryllium-10 -- 5·4. Radiocarbon (¹⁴C) -- 5·5. Neon-21 -- 5·6. Aluminum-26 -- 5·7. Silicon-32 -- 5·8. Chlorine-36 -- 5·9. Argon-39 -- 5·10. Calcium-41 -- 5·11. Krypton-81 -- 6. Particle Tracks (Track Accumulation Age) -- 6.1. Fission Tracks -- 6.2. Alpha Recoil Tracks -- 7. Radiation Dosimetry (Radiation Damage, Natural Dose, Resetting, Fading, Dose Rate, Dose Rate Evaluation) -- 7.1. Thermoluminescence -- 7.2. Optically Stimulated Luminescence -- 7.3. Electron Spin Resonance -- 8. Chemical Reactions (Reaction Kinetics, Diffusion) -- 8.1. Weathering Rinds -- 8.2. Hydration -- 8·3. Glass Layer Counting -- 8·4. Fluorine Diffusion -- 8.5. Calcium Diffusion -- 8.6. Cation Ratio -- 8·7. Fluorine-Uranium-Nitrogen Test -- 8.8. Racemization -- 9. Paleomagnetism -- 9·1. Methodological Basis (Natural Remanent Magnetization, Paleo-Secular Variation, Geomagnetic Polarity Time Scale) -- 9.2. Practical Aspects -- 9.3. Application (Volcanites, Kilns and Burned Soil, Ceramics and Bricks, Deep-Sea Sediments, Limnic and Fluvial Sediments, Loess, Cave Sediments, Calcareous Cave Deposits, Sun-Dried Bricks) -- 10. Earth's Orbit, Climate and Age -- 10.1. Annual Cycles -- 10.2. Milankovitch Cycles |
| Summary |
"The Quaternary, which spans approximately the last 2 million years, is characterized by dramatic environmental changes, commonly known as the 'ice age'. During this period, man with his manifold cultures evolved. Attempts at dating these events as accurately as possible have made great progress. The broad spectrum of physical and chemical dating methods, now available for dating human artifacts and Quaternary rocks, is becoming increasingly difficult to grasp. In this book the various chronometric techniques are comprehensively and intelligibly treated. By means of numerous case studies, taken from archaeology and Quaternary geology, the potential and limitation of these techniques are demonstrated. The book is intended mainly for scientists and students of these fields, but the interested layman may also find its rewarding."--Publisher's description |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 413-453) and subject index |
| Notes |
Print version record and online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed June 8, 2016) |
| Subject |
Archaeological dating.
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Geology, Stratigraphic -- Quaternary.
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dating (measuring process)
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Archaeological dating.
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Geology, Stratigraphic.
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Quaternary Geologic Period.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9783662036761 |
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3662036762 |
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