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60 methods.

Archaeological chronology / radiometric dating 4

Argon-Argon DatingBayesian Chronological ModelingPotassium-Argon DatingRadiocarbon Calibration

Radiometric 4

Electron Spin Resonance DatingOptically Stimulated Luminescence DatingThermoluminescence DatingUranium-Thorium Dating

Archaeological chronology / culture history 2

Contextual SeriationFrequency Seriation

Zooarchaeology / faunal quantification 2

Minimum Number of Individuals (MNI)Number of Identified Specimens (NISP)

Zooarchaeology 2

Minimum Number of IndividualsNumber of Identified Specimens

Archaeological chronology / chemical dating 1

Amino Acid Racemization

Archaeogenetics / molecular bioarchaeology 1

Ancient DNA Analysis

Paleoethnobotany / environmental archaeology 1

Archaeobotanical Flotation

Paleomagnetic 1

Archaeomagnetic Dating

Materials Analysis 1

Ceramic Petrography

Archaeological materials science / ceramic analysis 1

Ceramic Thin-Section Petrography

Archaeological material culture / ceramic analysis 1

Ceramic Typology

Lithic technology / technological anthropology 1

Chaine Operatoire

Lithic technological organization / assemblage formation 1

Cortex Ratio Analysis

Lithic technology / production debris analysis 1

Debitage Analysis

Functional Morphology 1

Dental Microwear Texture Analysis

Middle-range research / material-culture studies 1

Ethnoarchaeology

Behavioral archaeology / middle-range research 1

Experimental Archaeology

Behavioral archaeology / site formation theory 1

Formation Process Analysis

Morphological Analysis 1

Geometric Morphometrics

Lithic technology / non-flaked stone tools 1

Ground Stone Analysis

Archaeological stratigraphy / field method 1

Harris Matrix

Comparative Anthropology 1

HRAF Cross-Cultural Analysis

Elemental Analysis 1

Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis

Spatial archaeology / behavioral spatial patterning 1

Intrasite Spatial Analysis

Biogeochemistry 1

Isotope Diet Reconstruction

Archaeological geochemistry / isotopic provenance 1

Lead Isotope Provenance

Archaeological chemistry / biomolecular archaeology 1

Lipid Residue Analysis

Lithic technology / spatial taphonomy 1

Lithic Refitting

Archaeological chronology / luminescence measurement methodology 1

Single-Aliquot Regenerative-Dose (SAR) Protocol

Archaeological geophysics / remote sensing 1

Magnetometry Survey

Geoarchaeology / sediment and soil description 1

Munsell Soil Color

Archaeological geochemistry / compositional provenance 1

NAA Provenance

Chemical Kinetics 1

Obsidian Hydration Dating

Bioarchaeology / skeletal biology 1

Osteological Age & Sex Estimation

Bioarchaeology / demographic analysis 1

Paleodemographic Analysis

Spatial archaeology / settlement studies 1

Point Pattern Settlement Analysis

Statistical Modeling 1

Predictive Site Location

Spatial archaeology / economic prehistory 1

Site Catchment Analysis

Geoarchaeology / sediment and soil analysis 1

Soil Micromorphology

Spatial Analysis 1

Space Syntax

Bioarchaeology / isotope geochemistry 1

Stable Isotope Paleodiet & Mobility Analysis

Paleoethnobotany / microfossil analysis 1

Starch Grain Analysis

Geochemistry 1

Strontium Provenance

Digital archaeology / 3D recording and documentation 1

Structure from Motion

Zooarchaeology / site-formation analysis 1

Taphonomic Analysis

Stratigraphy 1

Tephrochronology

Functional Analysis 1

Use-Wear Analysis

GIS Analysis 1

Viewshed Analysis

Archaeological geochemistry / provenance 1

X-Ray Fluorescence Sourcing

Zooarchaeology / faunal analysis 1

Zooarchaeological Quantification
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