Glossary:Potassium-Argon Dating

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Potassium-Argon Dating (K-AR dating)
A method used to date rocks up to thousands of millions of years old, though it is restricted to volcanic material no more recent than c.100,000 years old.

Source
Renfrew, C. and Bahn, P. (2000) Archaeology: Theories, Methods and Practice. London: Thames and Hudson. ISBN: 0-500-28147-5

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