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Chronology

is the science of locating events in time. A chronology may be either relative -- that is, locating related events relative to each other -- or absolute -- locating these events to specific dates in a Chronological Era. An arrangement of events, with absolute dates, from either earliest to latest or the reverse, is also called a chronology or a timeline. (See also Chronicle.)

This article is a work in progress, as part of the eventual rewrite of the Egyptian chronology article.

Tools and Techniques of Chronology

See also Archeology.

Current Issues in Chronology

During the 20th century, many previously accepted conclusions of historical chronology were questioned, both by the introduction of new techniques, by new discoveries, and by claims that not all was well even in the original analysis of existing material. Thus at the start of the 21st century, the chronologies of ancient civilisations in particular were in a state of some controversy. For example, Russian member of Academy of sciences Anatoly Timofeevich Fomenko has been very popular lately in Russia with his theory of new chronology of Russia and Europe.

See also Egyptian chronology, Conventional Egyptian chronology.

External Links

http://www.knowledge.co.uk/sis/ancient.htm Survey of 20th century revisions of ancient history.

http://www.starways.net/lisa/essays/care.html On the Care and Feeding of Revision Hypotheses by Lisa Liel.

http://www.geocities.com/qraal/genesis3.html Another summary of revision ideas, by a religious group.

http://www.centuries.co.uk/studies.htm A specific proposed revision by a number of archeologists.

http://www.nunki.net/PerRenput/TimeLines/Index.html Another specific proposal, by David Rohl.

http://free-history-dictionary-books-hotels-health-maps.mithec.com/ Another example of a proposed alternative chronology. Most scholars would consider this one unlikely.

Referenced By

-ology | Class C: Auxiliary Sciences of History (Library of Congress classification) | Egyptian chronology | Library of Congress Classification/Class C -- Auxiliary Sciences of History | Library of Congress Classification/Class C -- Auxiliary Sciences of HistoryAUXILIARY SCIENCES OF HISTORY | Library of Congress Classification:Class C -- Auxiliary Sciences of History | Library of Congress catalog scheme/Class C -- Auxiliary Sciences of History | List of ologies | Ologies | Ology

 

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