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This introductory textbook introduces the basics of dating, the range of techniques available and the strengths and limitations of each of the principal methods. The coverage includes: the concept of time in Quaternary Science and related fields; the history of dating from lithostratigraphy and biostratigraphy; the development and application of radiometric methods; and, different methods in dating: radiometric dating, incremental dating, relative dating and age equivalence. Presented in a clear and straightforward manner with the minimum of technical detail, this text is a great introduction for both students and practitioners in the Earth, Environmental and Archaeological Sciences. "This book is a must for any Quaternary scientist." - "South African Geographical Journal", September 2006. "...very well organized, clearly and straightforwardly written and provides a good overview on the wide field of Quaternary dating methods..." - "Journal Of Quaternary Science", January 2007.
| ISBN | 0470869275 | | Pages | 304 | | ISBN13 | 9780470869277
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | John Wiley and Sons Ltd | | Weight (grammes) | 517 | | Imprint | Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd) | | Published in | Chicester | | Format | Paperback | | Height (mm) | 246 | | Publication date | 25 Apr 2005 | | Width (mm) | 172 | | Library of Congress | 2004029171 | | Spine width (mm) | 18 | | DEWEY | 551.701 | | Academic level | Professional / Scholarly | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | |
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| 1 | | Dating methods and the quaternary | | 1 | | 2 | | Radiometric dating 1 : radiocarbon dating | | 17 | | 3 | | Radiometric dating 2 : dating using long-lived and short-lived radioactive isotopes | | 57 | | 4 | | Radiometric dating 3 : radiation exposure dating | | 93 | | 5 | | Dating using annually banded records | | 121 | | 6 | | Relative dating methods | | 165 | | 7 | | Techniques for establishing age equivalence | | 197 | | 8 | | Dating the future | | 237 |
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