User:Mij52/Chronological dating

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Introduction

Other markers can help place an artifact or event in a chronology, such as nearby writings and stratigraphic markers.

absolute dating

Absolute dating methods seek to establish a specific time during which an object originated or an event took place. While the results of these techniques are largely accepted within the scientific community, there are several factors which can hinder the discovery of accurate absolute dating, including sampling errors and geological disruptions.

An Overview of the Use of Absolute Dating Techniques in Ancient Construction Materials: Certain material remains can be absolutely dated by studying the organic materials used in their creation. For example, remains that have pieces of brick can undergo the process of thermoluminescence (TL) dating in order to determine approximately how many years ago the material was fired. This technique was used to discover the date of Saint James Church in Toruń by testing the thermoluminescence of removed bricks. In this example, an absolute date was determined which filled a gap in the historical knowledge of the church.

These techniques are utilized in many other fields as well. Geologists, for example, apply absolute dating methods to rock sediment in order to discover their period of origin.