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RADIOCARBON DATING
lecture #9
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Archaeology
Undergraduate 1
01/25/2010
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WHAT ARE THE THREE MOST SUITABLE MATERIALS TO USE FOR RADIOCARBON DATING?
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Wood, shell, bone
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WHAT IS THE EFFECTIVE DATING RANGE OF CARBON-14?
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400 – 50,000 years ago
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WHAT ARE THE THREE ISOTOPES THAT MAKE UP ATMOSPHERIC CARBON?
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12c, 13c, 14c
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WHAT ARE CONTAMINANTS?
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Any carbon not originally a component of the sample being dated
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