Archeology for Interpreters > 5. How Do Archeologists Figure Out How Old Things Are?

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Radiocarbon Web Info

De Soto Volunteers: 300 BC: Table 1: Radiocarbon Date Results from the Shell Ridges

Downloading CALIB—The Quaternary Isotope Lab C14 calibration program

A North American Paleoindian Projectile Point Database

Bibliography of projectile points

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• 2. What is Archeology?
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• 5. How do Archeologists Figure Out How Old Things Are?
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  • Artifacts as time markers
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• 6. What are Our Personal and Professional Responsibilities?
• 7. What are Issues of Sensitivity?
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