Archeology – study of ancient and historic sites and artifacts Chronology – study of the sequence of past events Cliometrics – systematic application of economic theory, econometric techniques, and other formal or mathematical methods to the study of history Codicology – study of books as physical objects Diplomatics – study and textual analysis of historical documents Epigraphy – study of ancient inscriptions Faleristics – study of military orders, decorations and medals Genealogy – study of family relationships Heraldry – study of armorial devices Numismatics – study of coins Onomastics – study of proper names Paleography – study of old handwriting Philately – study of postage stamps Philology – study of the language of historical sources Prosopography – investigation of a historical group of individuals through a collective study of their lives Radiocarbon dating – assignation of dates to artefacts from the distant past[2] Sigillography – study of seals Statistics – study of the collection, organization, and interpretation of (historical) data Toponymy – study of place-names