Such evidence usually comprises a two stage ‘measurement-evidence’ paradigm involving several empirical dating methods, namely radiocarbon and luminescence dating, dendrochronology, lichenometry and varves, in concert with a panoply of geoarchaeological and bioarchaeological evidence, including flora, fauna, coleoptera, ostracoda, and foraminifera.
Is this sentence grammatically correct?
"Comprises" is wrong. The evidence does not comprise the procedure used to get it. Also, you seem to be using "evidence" to mean two different things, the evidence and the evidence used to get the evidence.
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"Comprises" is wrong. The evidence does not comprise the procedure used to get it. Also, you seem to be using "evidence" to mean two different things, the evidence and the evidence used to get the evidence. And you mention two steps, so "in concert" might be better as "followed by".
Basically, the word 'comprise' is used when relating something to its multiple parts. Here, the evidence is being related to one thing, namely a paradigm. So,'comprise' is not really a suitable word.
I suggest this.
Such evidence usually consists of a two stage ‘measurement-evidence’ paradigm involving several empirical dating methods, namely radiocarbon and luminescence dat