The advantages of AMS to field archaeologists

AMS has successfully resolved several controversies concerning the anomalously early appearance of early objects (domesticated plants in both the Old and New Worlds, Late Pleistocene people in the New World), and will continue to be used for this purpose. However, it may be of greater importance in the future as an integral part of research programs designed to exploit the technique, such as the evaluation of prehistoric settlements, tracing the development of the modern form of humans and the radiation of Upper Paleolithic technology. (orig.)