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This technique has been developed so that it seems to be possible to date fragments of pottery absolutely to within ±10 per cent.
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AITKEN, M., ZIMMERMAN, D. & FLEMING, S. Thermoluminescent Dating of Ancient Pottery. Nature 219, 442–445 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/219442a0
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