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What are some pros and cons of radiocarbon dating, if you know any that would be great, or if you know a informational site that would be great also.
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Pros of Radio Carbon Dating:
1) reasonable accuracy of +/- 200 years
2) requires small sample sizes
3) can be used for dating +/-10K years
Cons
1) carbon sample can be contaminated if the collector was not very carful
2) becomes less accurate beyond 10K years
3) Is useless beyond 50K years
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| Comment | thank you so much Ralph, this is great and helps me understand where to go from here - i REALLY appreciate it!!!! Thanks! | ||
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Ralph Salier
Expertise
Archaeologist for the last 30 years. Norh American generalist and Hopwell culture/Red Ocher culture specifically. Lithics Expert and Ground Stone tools.
Experience
Past/Present clients
Numerous museums in US and Canada. Several University Anthropology Departments.
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