Relative chronology

A relative chronology in archeology is the knowledge of the relative sequence of finds, findings or events, such as can be derived from a stratigraphy or a chorology . The reference of a relative chronology with other methods to our calendar leads to an absolute chronology . The "relative chronology" answers the question of whether a certain object is older or younger than other objects. Absolute chronology answers the question of which century before or after the birth of Christ an object comes from.

See also

• Oscar Montelius

literature

• Hans Jürgen Eggers: Introduction to the prehistory. 6th edition. Scrîpvaz Verlag, Schöneiche 2010, ISBN 978-3-931278-54-0 .
• Marcel Schoch (ed.): Oscar Montelius: The typological method. Documenta Verlag, Olching 1997, ISBN 3-8654-4601-9 .

Web links

• An overview of a selection of archaeological chronology systems from the Merovingian period

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Marcel Schoch (ed.): Oscar Montelius: The typological method. Documenta Verlag, Olching 1997, p. 1.