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Bones, rocks and stars : the science of when things happened
Turney, Chris, 1973 · New York : Macmillan, 2006
- Publisher
- New York : Macmillan, 2006
- Physical description
- 182 pages
- ISBN
- 1403985995 (hbk.);9781403985996 (hbk.)
- Dewey classification
- 930.10285
- Subjects
- Archaeological datingChronology, HistoricalEarth sciences--Popular worksGeological timeHistorical geologyLuminescenceRadiocarbon datingTime measurementsEarth--Age
- Language
- English
Summary
"What is the Turin Shroud? When were the Pyramids built? Where are the branches on the human family tree? Why did the dinosaurs die out? How did the Earth take shape? With questions like these, says Chris Turney, time is of the essence. And understanding how we pinpoint the past, he cautions, is crucial to putting the present in perspective and planning for the future." "In eleven chapters, each focusing on a famous dating controversy (from the existence of King Arthur to the last Ice Age), Turney reveals the legwork behind the headlines. Drawing on years of professional experience, most recently with the celebrated "Hobbit" skeleton of Indonesia, Turney explains how written records, carbon, pollen, tree rings, constellations and DNA sequencing can help archaeologists, paleontologists and geologists to "tell the time". We ignore or misunderstand these techniques and their results at our peril, he concludes."--BOOK JACKET
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| Field | Value |
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| 001Control number | 16582 |
| 005Date and time of latest transaction | 29 Oct 2010, 08:16 |
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| 010Library of Congress control number | 000040082894 2006040954 |
| 020International Standard Book Number (ISBN) |
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| 035System control number | RMITb10943687 |
| 040Cataloging source | DLC DLC DLC NZEN NZEN |
| 041Language code | eng |
| 042Authentication code | pcc |
| 050Library of Congress call number | QE31 .T798 2006 |
| 082Dewey Decimal call number | 930.10285 529 550 22 |
| 100Main entry – personal name | Turney, Chris, 1973- |
| 245Title statement | Bones, rocks and stars : the science of when things happened / Chris Turney. |
| 260Publication, distribution, etc. (imprint) | New York : Macmillan, 2006 |
| 300Physical description | xi, 182 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. |
| 504Bibliography, etc. note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 505Formatted contents note | 1. The ever-changing calendar -- 2. A hero in a dark age -- 3. The forged cloth of Turin -- 4. The pyramids and the bear's groin -- 5. The volcano that shook Europe -- 6. The mandate from heaven -- 7. The coming of the ice -- 8. The lost worlds -- 9. And then there was one -- 10. The hole in the ground -- 11. Towards the limits of time -- Epilogue : time's up for creationism. |
| 520Summary, etc. | "What is the Turin Shroud? When were the Pyramids built? Where are the branches on the human family tree? Why did the dinosaurs die out? How did the Earth take shape? With questions like these, says Chris Turney, time is of the essence. And understanding how we pinpoint the past, he cautions, is crucial to putting the present in perspective and planning for the future." "In eleven chapters, each focusing on a famous dating controversy (from the existence of King Arthur to the last Ice Age), Turney reveals the legwork behind the headlines. Drawing on years of professional experience, most recently with the celebrated "Hobbit" skeleton of Indonesia, Turney explains how written records, carbon, pollen, tree rings, constellations and DNA sequencing can help archaeologists, paleontologists and geologists to "tell the time". We ignore or misunderstand these techniques and their results at our peril, he concludes."--BOOK JACKET. |
| 650Subject added entry – topical term |
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| 651Subject added entry – geographic name | Earth--Age. |
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