However, Smith rejects both concepts of archaeological science because neither emphasize falsification or a search for causality.
These techniques include: Lead, strontium and oxygen isotope analysis can also test human remains to estimate the diets and even the birthplaces of a study's subjects.
Provenance analysis has the potential to determine the original source of the materials used, for example, to make a particular artifact.
Archaeologists can obtain significant additional data and information using these techniques, and archaeometry has the potential to revise the understanding of the past.
The use of aerial photography (including satellite imagery and Lidar) remains the most widespread remote-sensing technique.