Direct dating of Neolithic pottery: progress and prospects

Direct dating of Neolithic pottery: progress and prospects

Pottery sherds can be dated by four methods: (i) stylistic features; (ii) luminescence analysis of minerals within the sherd; (iii) 14C assay of carbon on or within the sherd; and (iv) archaeomagnetic intensity of the sherd. Each method has its own sources of uncertainty. The results obtained by the...

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Main Authors: C. Bonsall, G. Cook, J. L. Manson, D. Sanderson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani) 2002-12-01
Series:Documenta Praehistorica
Subjects:
Neolithic
pottery
dating
stylistic features
radiocarbon
luminescence
Online Access:https://journals.uni-lj.si/DocumentaPraehistorica/article/view/6488

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