A Crucial Archaeological Dating Tool Is Wrong, And It Could Change History as We Know It
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MIKE MCRAE
6 JUN 2018
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.
https://www.sciencealert.com/radiocarbon-dating-ancient-levant-region-calibration-inaccuracies
