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| The process of counting tree rings in order to determine the age of a tree. |
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| Using a radioactive process to determine the age of an item |
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| The calculated age of an artifact from a specific dating method that is used to determine when the artifact was made. |
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| The age of an artifact as determined by a date printed on it or a reference to the artifact in a work of history. |
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| The study of earth's history as revealed in the rocks that make up the earth. |
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| The benefit of the doubt is to be given to the document itself, not assigned by the critic to himself. |
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| The study of past human life as revealed by preserved relics. |
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| Objects made by people such as, tools, weapons, containers, etc. |
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| THe principle of superposition |
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| When artifacts are found in rock or earth that is layered, The deeper layers hold the older artifacts. |
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| A term that encompasses all scientific pursuits related to living organisms. |
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| The study of life's history as revealed in the preserved remains of once-living organisms. |
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