Abstract
This book fills a long-felt need for a comprehensive and authoritative summary of all physical and chemical techniques for quantitative determination of age. In their Introduction (p. 1), the authors state: "This book is meant to be both a textbook and a reference book of all methods of physical and chemical age determination." In the preface (p. vi), the reader is informed that the book "is addressed to everyone interested in the application of physical and chemical dating methods to the geosciences and archaeology. It should be especially valuable as a concise but comprehensive reference for students and practitioners using these methods."