Dating Method

• CURIE: gmeow:DatingMethod
• IRI: https://blackcatinformatics.ca/gmeow/DatingMethod
• Category: class
• Defined by: gmeow:slices/temporal
• Box roles: TBox role (What is this?)

The method used to derive a temporal measurement — radiocarbon, dendrochronology, thermoluminescence, etc. A value, never a subclass. Specialises gmeow:ObservationMethod for the temporal dating domain.

Structure

Subclass of: gmeow:ObservationMethod, gufo:QualityValue

Practical Pattern

Use gmeow:DatingMethod as a specialized kind of gmeow:ObservationMethod, gufo:QualityValue. Add statement metadata or a standpoint when the assertion needs provenance, confidence, or vantage.

Common Companion Terms

gmeow:ObservationMethod

External Equivalences

Equivalent or closely aligned targets: crm, dcterms

Linkages

Generated from the canonical mapping DSL. SSSOM files are the generated public interchange form for term equivalences.

Term Equivalences

Usage Advice

Use when

• Use as the value vocabulary for how a temporal measurement was derived — radiocarbon, dendrochronology, U-Pb, stratigraphic correlation — referenced via gmeow:measurementMethod.

Avoid when

• Avoid modelling a dating technique as a subclass (methods are individuals) and avoid using it for non-dating observation methods; it specializes gmeow:ObservationMethod for the temporal domain only.

How to use

• Reference a seeded gmeow:DatingMethod individual from a measurement via gmeow:measurementMethod; mint a new individual rather than a subclass when a technique is missing.

Examples

• ex:myMethod a gmeow:DatingMethod; rdfs:label "varve chronology"@en.