Rehydroxylation dating
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Rehydroxylation dating is a developing method for dating fired-clay ceramics. This new concept relies on a key property of ceramic materials, in which they expand and gain mass over time. After a cera
An example of Anglo-Saxon loom-weight fragments
Percentage mass gain through adsorption of water against time1/4 in years.
Stratigraphy (archaeology)
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Stratigraphy is a key concept to modern archaeological theory and practice. Modern excavation techniques are based on stratigraphic principles. The concept derives from the geological use of the idea
Rehydroxylation dating
…fires during World War II. To avoid this type of error or confirm the calculated date, archaeological methods can be used alongside RHX dating, such as stratigraphic dating, radiocarbon dating, or other archaeological methods. The main application of the RHX technique is to date archaeological ceramics. Yet most archaeological…
Archaeological stratigraphy at the Iron Age site of Goosehill Camp on Bow Hill, West Sussex in Southern England.
Neat stratification in Athens (Ceramicus Cemetery).
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