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Accurate dating of archaeological remains is a relatively recent science. Wooden objects up to 8,000 years old can be dated by examining the growth rings in the wood. By studying the rings of very old, but still living trees, they can be dated very accurately, so surviving wooden implements and utensils can be dated exactly.
Radiocarbon dating takes us back much further.

A radioactive form of carbon decays at a very slow rate, which can be measured exactly. By measuring the amount of carbon read more...

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