A Crucial Archaeological Dating Tool Is Wrong, And It Could Change History as We Know It

Science Alert ^ | 06/06/2018 | MIKE MCRAE

[aimhigh]

One of the most important dating tools used in archaeology may sometimes give misleading data, new study shows - and it could change whole historical timelines as a result.

The discrepancy is due to significant fluctuations in the amount of carbon-14 in the atmosphere, and it could force scientists to rethink how they use ancient organic remains to measure the passing of time.

[aimhigh]

Billions of years ago . . . oh wait . . .

[dirtboy]

Carbon-14 is only used to map dates up to 50,000 years old.

[SuperLuminal]

Dang...I just ordered 5-billion candles for a cake...

[ealgeone]

This is not a new discovery. It has been known for a long time. Secular scientists are doing everything they can to deny the Creation account in Genesis. Problem is....the facts keep getting in the way of their narrative.

[Fungi]

Henry Morris brought this up years ago in his first book. Don’t tell sunkinciv, he’ll be devastated.

[gundog]

Getting tired of people abusing the word history.

[SpaceBar]

This comes up every few years like sterile medical maggots or adulterated chinese foodstuffs. Give it a rest already.

[BenLurkin]

A guy at my church once told me that God created the universe with the appearance of great age. Asked me if I didn’t think God could do it.

[faucetman]

It’s “settled science”, ..... until it isn’t.

[SpaceBar]

God has a vat of patina solution in his basement to make stuff look old.

[JimSEA]

Nineteen years ago, oh dear. What inaccuracy!

[House Atreides]

My wife has put me on a Carbon-14 free diet so I can’t be dated.

[ConservaTexan]

But, by all means, maintain your faith in the “settled science” behind global warming...

[ealgeone]

That’s a good one.

[Jamestown1630]

I’ve been laughed at for saying that God was smart enough to think up evolution...by folks on BOTH SIDES ;-)

[Carl Vehse]

Mike McRae: "This carbon – which has an atomic mass of 14 – has a chance of losing that neutron to turn into a garden variety carbon isotope over a predictable amount of time."

Actually carbon-14 decays to nitrogen-14, when a negatively-charged beta particle is emitted and a neutron is converted into a proton.

[PGalt]

You’ve probably heard of this before...but just in case...

[exDemMom]

Indeed. Atomic decay changes the radioisotope into a different element.

[editor-surveyor]

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Time itself began just over 6000 years ago.

People are so gullible.

[Sasparilla]

Thanks for the science lesson, Carl.