This page is a glossary of archaeology, the study of the human past from material remains. ContentsABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZSee alsoNotesReferencesExternal linksAabsolute ageThe age of an object with reference to a fixed and specific time scale, as determined by some method of absolute dating, e.g. 10,000 BP or 1.9 mya.absolute datingAscertaining the age of an object with reference to a fixed and specific time scale (e.g.
