Vole clock
The Vole clock is a method of dating archaeological strata using vole teeth. Investigations at sites across Europe have allowed construction of a detailed framework of how different vole species evolved over the last million years, and where and when specific species became extinct.[1]
For many sites it is considered the most accurate way of dating, and also provides information on the climate and local environment e.g. in the Pleistocene.[1] Dr. Francis Wenban-Smith of Southampton University, a Stone Age specialist on assignment for Oxford Archaeology, described the Vole clock as "one of the wonders of modern science".[2]
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