How old is it? Carbon-14 dating—the use of half-life
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How do we determine the age of ancient bones and artifacts from archeological digs. The most common method is by carbon-14 dating. The following video describes the theory of behind Carbon-14 dating and how it works.
A number of different isotopes with very long half-lives are left over from the original formation of the Earth. These have been used in determining and describing geological ages.
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