1. How old is it? Conceptualizing the time Stratigraphy
Cyclical (Mythological) and linear time
Stratigraphy
Relative and absolute chronology
BC AD
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A=A1 A1
Exercise: your colored homework A

2. Archaeological sites and relative chronology
The role of stratigraphy
one-level and multilevel sites; vertical and horizontal stratigraphy; superimposition; natural transformation; seal-off effect; secondary intrusions. A B C C B A
A B
One-level site
Multi-level site

3. Artifacts and relative chronology
The law of association
Frequency seriation (e.g. the so-called battleship curve frequency seriation)
Diagnostic artifacts A B C

4. Prehistory and chronology Relative and absolute dating
Potassium-argon dating
Radiocarbon chronology
Dendrochronology
Archaeomagnetic dating
Other absolute dating methods
Obsidian hydration method
Thermoluminescence (TL) dating
Electronic Spin Resonance (ESP) dating
Uranium Series Dating
Fission-Track Dating
Thermoremnent magnetism

5. Historical and calendar chronology
Historical documents
Calendars
Cross-dating CD A
Instance
BAD B D