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To: mlc9852
Carbon-14 is only reliable back to what, 50,000 years? But that isn't always that they believed, right?

Carbon 14 dating used to be reliable back to about 35,000-40,000 years, but advances in shielding and now AMS dating have extended it to about 50,000 years. They are also working on advances which may make 80,000 years possible, but that is still a few years away most likely.

This is one of my fields, so let me know if you have any other questions.

782 posted on 01/05/2006 8:34:07 AM PST by Coyoteman (I love the sound of beta decay in the morning!)
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Thanks. Always learn something on here.


784 posted on 01/05/2006 8:37:56 AM PST by mlc9852
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