ABSTRACT:
The knowledge of the bases the numerical dating methods of the paleontologic, bioarchaeologic, anthropologic or forensic materials are basen on, is a sine qua non precondition in order to correctly interpret the results obtained in the laboratory instrumental analysis of either ancient or modern samples. The objective of this work is to serve as an easy but complete guide of the scientific bases and of the putting into practice of the method of sample age determination from the estimate of the racemization speed of the amino acids. A book especially addressed to the scholars of the experimental sciences, the archaeology, and the forensic medicine.
