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Archaeological science, also known as archaeometry, consists of the application of scientific techniques to the analysis of archaeological materials, to assist in dating the materials. It is related to methodologies of archaeology. In the United Kingdom, the Natural and Environmental Research Council provides funding for archaeometry separate from the funding provided for archaeology.〔 〕 == Types of archaeological science == Archaeological science can be divided into the following areas:〔Tite, M.S. (1991) Archaeological Science - past achievements and future prospects. ''Archaeometry'' 31 139-151.〕 * physical and chemical dating methods which provide archaeologists with absolute and relative chronologies * artifact studies * environmental approaches which provide information on past landscapes, climates, flora, and fauna; as well as the diet, nutrition, health, and pathology of people * mathematical methods for data treatment (including computer-based methods) * remote-sensing and geophysical-survey techniques for buried features * conservation sciences, involving the study of decay processes and the development of new methods of conservation Techniques such as lithic analysis, archaeometallurgy, paleoethnobotany, palynology and zooarchaeology also form sub-disciplines of archaeological science. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Archaeological science」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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