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To: SunkenCiv

I guess the bones were that age not the flint. Can you even carbon date flint?


10 posted on 01/09/2019 4:26:49 AM PST by eartick (Stupidity is expecting the government that broke itself to go out and fix itself. Texan for TEXIT!)
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To: eartick

“Can you even carbon date flint?”

The arrowheads have a tint patent number on them. They’re easy to miss though.


11 posted on 01/09/2019 5:04:59 AM PST by dljordan (WhoVoltaire: "To find out who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.")
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To: eartick
There are radiometric dating methods that work on various minerals, but they are not radiocarbon. Radiocarbon dating of the bone can show the date of the critter, and if done with the bone around the flint tip can give the date of the critter's death or at least its injury.

22 posted on 01/09/2019 7:01:45 AM PST by SunkenCiv (and btw -- https://www.gofundme.com/for-rotator-cuff-repair-surgery)
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