When documentary evidence is not available, known ages of artifact types are generated to create age-range or median ages for historical features or sites using
A) TPQ.
B) mean ceramic age dates.
C) radiocarbon dates.
D) TPQ and mean ceramic age dates.

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The correct answers are TPQ (Terminus Post Quem) and mean ceramic age dates. Both methods are used to estimate the age of historical features or sites when documentary evidence is not available. TPQ refers to the date after which a layer, feature, or artifact must have been deposited or created, often determined by the latest dated object found within that context. Mean ceramic age dating is a technique that calculates the average age of ceramic assemblages, providing a median age for the site or feature based on the known ages of the ceramic types present.

When Documentary Evidence Is Not Available, Known Ages of Artifact