To: Reagan is King
"How do you carbon date something that has been burned? It seems like that would mess up the carbon compounds and throw off the results." Nope---it is the RATIO of C14 to C12 that matters. Mere burning won't change that--the remaining carbon will still have the same ratio of isotopes as the original wood.
To: Wonder Warthog
I believe you have to burn it anyway to do the carbon dating.
12 posted on
11/19/2004 8:22:21 AM PST by
SlowBoat407
( Just drive away and remove the piece of paper that is stuck to window later.)
To: Wonder Warthog; Hartranft; OHelix
24 posted on
11/19/2004 10:07:56 AM PST by
Reagan is King
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