1. Why do historical archaeology if we already havehistorical/written records? Be familiar with an example of howhistorical archaeology has either changed what we thought of thepast or added information to the historical record.

2. Match the most appropriate trait to the dating technique.

1. Was used to date the Shroud of Turin

a. Seriation          

b. Opticaly stimulated luminescence          

c. Carbon-14          

d. Dendrochronology          

e. Argon-Argon          

f. Thermoluminescence   

2. Can date volcanic materials that are millions of yearsold

a. Seriation          

b. Opticaly stimulated luminescence          

c. Carbon-14          

d. Dendrochronology          

e. Argon-Argon          

f. Thermoluminescence

3. Dates the last time sand was exposed to sunlight sufficientto empty the elecron trap

a. Seriation          

b. Opticaly stimulated luminescence          

c. Carbon-14          

d. Dendrochronology          

e. Argon-Argon          

f. Thermoluminescence

4. Used in the American Southwest to date logs and can be usedfor climate data

a. Seriation          

b. Opticaly stimulated luminescence          

c. Carbon-14          

d. Dendrochronology          

e. Argon-Argon          

f. Thermoluminescence

5. Dates the last time an object was heated to 500C

a. Seriation          

b. Opticaly stimulated luminescence          

c. Carbon-14          

d. Dendrochronology          

e. Argon-Argon          

f. Thermoluminescence

6. Example of a relative dating techinque

a. Seriation          

b. Opticaly stimulated luminescence          

c. Carbon-14          

d. Dendrochronology          

e. Argon-Argon          

f. Thermoluminescence