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To: expat_panama
Only 'carbon' can be carbon dated. 

AND only when there is a regional correlation with dendrochonology. If there is no synchronized, overlapping tree-ring record for the area going back an appropriate amount of time, then any carbon dating is merely a guesstimate and may be wildly off.

17 posted on 01/10/2004 4:50:28 PM PST by Swordmaker
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To: Swordmaker
AND only when there is a regional correlation with dendrochonology. If there is no synchronized, overlapping tree-ring record for the area going back an appropriate amount of time, then any carbon dating is merely a guesstimate and may be wildly off.

I can't remember where I read it but recently I read a comparison between carbon dating and dendrochonology, using bristle cone pines and carbon dating lost big time. It seems it was off by 10 or 15% possibly more.

19 posted on 01/11/2004 12:57:24 PM PST by Holly_P
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