[colorcountry]

Tests carried out on the bones which were found in December 2002, have shown that they date back to 170BC... about 1,500 years older than the 15th century ship.

...or perhaps their testing is faulty?

[ClearCase_guy]

That was my first thought.

[SunkenCiv]

I've wondered about the effects of long-term submergence on RC testing, but perhaps the potential effect is slight, and some kind of baseline can be used to make a decent correction. I doubt that the impact of submergence is 1500 years though.