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Age Determination of Young Rocks and Artifacts

Physical and Chemical Clocks in Quaternary Geology and Archaeology

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  1. Günther A. Wagner

    1. Institute of Archaeometry, Max Planck Institute of Nuclear Physics, Heidelberg, Germany

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  • based on a lecture for archaeologists and physical geographers

Part of the book series: Natural Science in Archaeology (ARCHAEOLOGY)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XVIII
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  2. Introduction

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    Pages 1-19

  3. Materials

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    Pages 21-56

  4. Radiogenic Noble Gases

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    Pages 57-79

  5. Uranium Series

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    Pages 81-112

  6. Cosmogenic Nuclides

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    Pages 113-194

  7. Particle Tracks

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    Pages 195-217

  8. Radiation Dosimetry

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    Pages 219-294

  9. Chemical Reactions

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    Pages 295-355

  10. Paleomagnetism

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    Pages 357-387

  11. Earth’s Orbit, Climate and Age

    • Günther A. Wagner
    Pages 389-411

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 413-466
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About this book

Dating the Quaternary, which covers approximately the last 2 million years, has experienced considerable progress over the past few decades. On the one hand, this resulted from the necessity to obtain a valid age concept for this period which had seen tremendous environmental changes and the advent of the genus Homo. On the other hand, instrumental improvements, such as the introduction of highly sensitive analytical techniques, gave rise to physical and chemical innovations in the field of dating. This rapid methodological development is still in full progress. The broad spectrum of chronometric methods applicable to young rocks and artifacts also becomes increasingly intricate to the specialist. Hence, it is my goal to present a comprehensive, state-of-the-art sum­ mary of these methods. This book is essentially designed as an aid for scientists who feel a demand for dating tasks falling into this period, i. e., Quaternary geologists and archaeologists in the broadest sense. Since it has been developed from a course of lectures for students of geological and archaeological sciences, held at the University of Heidelberg, it certainly shall serve as an introduction for students of these disciplines.
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Archaeometry, Max Planck Institute of Nuclear Physics, Heidelberg, Germany

    Günther A. Wagner

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Age Determination of Young Rocks and Artifacts

  • Book Subtitle: Physical and Chemical Clocks in Quaternary Geology and Archaeology

  • Authors: Günther A. Wagner

  • Series Title: Natural Science in Archaeology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-03676-1

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1998

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-63436-2Published: 16 April 1998

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-08331-0Published: 09 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-03676-1Published: 29 June 2013

  • Series ISSN: 1613-9712

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 466

  • Additional Information: Original German edition published by Ferdinand Enke Verlag, 1995

  • Topics: Geochemistry, Geology, Geography, general, Anthropology

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