Thursday, October 18, 2012

Voice of America: Lake Sediment Could Better Date Ancient Finds

Voice of America
Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries
Lake Sediment Could Better Date Ancient Finds
Oct 18th 2012, 18:05

Core samples found at the bottom of a Japanese lake could provide much more precise timelines for important archeological finds and climate-history questions.   Radiocarbon dating is the best-known and most widely used method to determine the age of organic material, such as bone or wood or plant matter. All such material contains radioactive carbon atoms, known as carbon-14, that decay at an understood and measurable rate.  Oxford University radiocarbon dating expert ...

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