Dating techniques are used in archeology to ascertain the age of old artifacts and a broad classification of these methods bifurcates them in relative dating and absolute dating
• Relative dating comes to a conclusion based upon the study of layer formation of rocks. Upper most layers are considered the youngest while the lowermost deposition is considered as oldest.
• Relative dating does not tell the exact age, it can only compare items as younger and older.
• Absolute dating techniques can tell the exact age of an artifact by employing various techniques, the most popular being C-14 dating.
