Towards an absolute chronology for the Iron Age of Inner Asia

For half a century now — ever since radiocarbon dating began — there have been regional reconciliations between relative chronologies and the new absolute dating. Sometimes they have been friendly, some times less so when the two schemes have not matched well. For Inner Asia — centre of the Old Worl...

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Published in:Antiquity 1997-12, Vol.71 (274), p.863-874
Main Author: Hall, Mark E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ancient civilizations
Antiquities
Archaeological dating
Archaeological methods
Archaeology
Asia
Carbon dating
Chronology
Dating
Excavation and methods
Iron Age
Laboratory methods
Methodology and general studies
Methods
Prehistory and protohistory
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Summary:For half a century now — ever since radiocarbon dating began — there have been regional reconciliations between relative chronologies and the new absolute dating. Sometimes they have been friendly, some times less so when the two schemes have not matched well. For Inner Asia — centre of the Old World — there is belatedly now the means to resolve some fundamentals.
ISSN:0003-598X
1745-1744
DOI:10.1017/S0003598X00085781