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As someone who knows nothing about the field of archeology, it would interst me to know, what are other methods of dating they coud use to improve the estimate,
by DataDaoDe 4y ago
As someone who knows nothing about the field of archeology, it would interst me to know, what are other methods of dating they coud use to improve the estimate, or address to some degree the concerns you raise?
- IAmEveryone 4y agoWe have an unbroken timeline of tree rings that goes back a few millennia.
- pilom 4y agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dendrochronology https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dendrochronology for those interested in learning more.
- nl 4y agothis goes much older than that.
- Archelaos 4y agoDepending on the site, the situation can be quite different. The curves are specific for a certain type of tree in a certain region. Very long unbroken curves are still quite rare. The "better" ones go back about 5,000 yrs. The longest one is the Hohenheimer Jahrringkalender, based on oak and pine trees from Southern and Eastern Germany. It goes back about 12,500 yrs (researchers work to extent it to 14,400 yrs before now).[1] To my knowledge, this is the only curve that goes back to the Gobekli Tepe area, but it is from a different region and therefore not helpful here. [1] Project Web-site (in German): https://botanik.uni-hohenheim.de/dendro_hoh-jahrringkalender https://botanik.uni-hohenheim.de/dendro_hoh-jahrringkalender
- SamBam 4y agoWhen other known and nearby civilizations are around at the same time, you also date by the foreign goods you find -- Greek coins, or pieces of Bronze-age armor, for instance. In this case, I'm not sure whether that stuff exists or is easily dated.