This document discusses various methods for dating archaeological artifacts and sites, including both relative and absolute dating techniques. It provides details on carbon-14 dating, K-Ar dating, uranium dating, thermoluminescence dating, optically stimulated luminescence dating, fission track dating, electron spin resonance dating, and cementochronology. Each method is based on different radioactive decay processes and can be used to date different materials ranging from several thousand to billions of years old. The document also notes limitations of these methods and the need for multi-proxy analyses to obtain more accurate dates.
Prescribed medication order and communication skills.pptx
Dating Methods in Archaeology.pptx
1. Dating Methods: Providing chronology to the past.
IN 792 Seminar
Supervisor: Prof. C N Pandey
SAURABH MISHRA
21310055
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCES CENTER
2. Absolute Dating Methods
Carbon-14 Dating
K-Ar Dating
Uranium Dating
TL and OSL Dating
Fission Track Dating
Electron spin resonance Dating
Rehydroxylation [RHX] dating
Cementochronology
3. Carbon-14 Dating
Developed by Willard Libby in 1940s
Also known as Radiocarbon dating (use
properties of radioactive isotope of
carbon).
Used to date organic substances- bone,
cloth, wood, plant fibres.
Can only date specimens up to about
60,000 years old
14 C half life= 5730 years
Calibration for older dates= conversion
to calendar years because atmospheric
14C/12C ratio is not constant
measurement- beta counting replaced
by Accelerator Mass spectrometer
https://sharedveracity.net/2019/02/09/does-carbon-14-radiometric-dating-undermine-the-bible-
or-confirm-it/
4. K-Ar Dating
Timeline- 4 billion years
Dates rock 60,000 years old and older
Half life of radioactive potassium (40K= 1330 million
years). 40 K decays to 40 Ar at known rate.
Scientists determine the age of the rock (rich in
potassium) surrounding the fossil to determine the
fossil’s age.
Used only for inorganic substances (igneous rocks )
Scientists measure the amount of argon in the rock to
determine its age
https://thenoblegasbag.wordpress.com/2014/08/07/how-old-is-that-rock-part-2-k-ar-dating/
https://www.creationliberty.com/articles/kardating.php
5. U- Dating
Uranium series dating is a radiometric dating technique
commonly used to determine the age of calcium carbonate
materials such as speleothem or coral.
These methods are based on the radioactive decay of
isotopes of uranium.
The process where by a radioactive isotope of uranium 238
U+ decays into 235 U+ is calculated.
The date is determined based on the amount of 235 U+ that
had accumulated through radioactive decay.
https://isobarscience.com/u-th/application/
6. TL- OSL Dating
It measures the amount of light emitted from energy stored in certain rock
types and derived soils to obtain an absolute date for a specific event that
occurred in the past- burnt flint and ceramics
Thermoluminescence –the object has been exposed to temperatures
between 400 and 500C; and optically stimulated luminescence (OSL), which
measures energy emitted after an object has been exposed to daylight
Emit stored energy while heating/exposed to light
7. Fission track Method
many minerals and natural
glasses contain minimal
quantities of uranium
Detectable damaged tracks
https://www2.le.ac.uk/institution/fpgr/archive-of-past-
festivals/2015/meet/2013/geosciences/szameitat/thermochronology
8. ESR Dating
The age of substance can be determined by measuring
the dosage of radiation since the time of its formation.
broad range of materials, such as quartz, mollusc
shells, corals, speleothems and fossil tooth enamel.
• Range 2.6mya
11. Conclusions
Understanding theoretical concepts of Dating methods
• Limitations
• Advantages
• Applications
Relative dating method
• Comparative Age
• Low precision
• Qualitiative measurement
• Works better for sedimentary rocks having layered arrangement of sediments
• Less-expensive and efficient
Absolute dating method
• Numerical Age
• High Precision
• Works better for igneous and metamorphic rocks
• Expensive and takes time
12. Future Plans
Taking IN project on OSL Dating next
semester
Lab training at NFSU Gandhinagar
13. References
“Archaeological Dating – Crow Canyon Archaeological Center.” Accessed September 21, 2022. https://www.crowcanyon.org/education/learn-about-archaeology/archaeological-dating/.
Bradley, Raymond S. “Dating Methods I.” In Paleoclimatology, 55–101. Elsevier, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-386913-5.00003-X.
HARDING, J. R. “DATING: A Summary of Methods and Some Recent Developments.” The Journal of the Polynesian Society 64, no. 1 (1955): 102–12.
Jungner, Hogne. “DATING IN ARCHAEOLOGY.” Fennoscandia Archaeologica XII (January 1, 1995): 37–38.
Killick, David, and Suzanne Young. “Archaeology and Archaeometry: From Casual Dating to a Meaningful Relationship?” Antiquity 71 (September 1, 1997): 518–24.
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003598X0008529X.
McBeth, Joyce, Karla Panchuk, Tim Prokopiuk, Lyndsay Hauber, and Sean Lacey. “Overview of Relative and Absolute Dating,” January 8, 2020.
https://openpress.usask.ca/geolmanual/chapter/overview-of-relative-and-absolute-dating/.
Michels, Joseph W. “Dating Methods.” Annual Review of Anthropology 1 (1972): 113–26.
Tarbuck, Edward J., Frederick K. Lutgens, and Dennis G. Tasa. Earth Science, Global Edition. Pearson Education, 2015.
vdocument.in. “Tarbuck, E.J., Lutgens, F.K. 2005. Earth: An Introduction ... Article- Chapter 10... · PDF FileTarbuck, E.J., Lutgens, F.K. 2005. Earth: An Introduction to Physical
Geology. Pearson - [PDF Document].” Accessed September 21, 2022. https://vdocument.in/tarbuck-ej-lutgens-fk-2005-earth-an-introduction-article-chapter-10.html.
Watchman, A. L, and C. R Twidale. “Relative and ‘Absolute’ Dating of Land Surfaces.” Earth-Science Reviews 58, no. 1 (July 1, 2002): 1–49. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0012-8252(01)00080-
0.
Watchman, A.L., and C. Twidale. “Relative and ‘absolute’ Dating of Land Surfaces.” Earth-Science Reviews 58 (July 1, 2002). https://doi.org/10.1016/S0012-8252(01)00080-0.
Zarean, Kimia. “Archaeological Dating.” December 1, 2019.
Accessed September 21, 2022. https://www.bing.com/search?q=Tarbuck+and+Lutgens+text%2C+pages+262+-
+264&cvid=e22cecf5046442b288a3c0f5d4eceeb2&aqs=edge..69i57.1145j0j1&pglt=43&FORM=ANNTA1&PC=EDGEDSE.