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From the article: 'after an organism has been dead for 60,000 years, so little carbon-14 is left that accurate dating cannot be established.'
by Yajirobe 6y ago
From the article: 'after an organism has been dead for 60,000 years, so little carbon-14 is left that accurate dating cannot be established.'
- gus_massa 6y agoYes, carbon-14 is only useful for "recent" samples. The next section of the article discuss other radioactive materials that have a longer half life, and are useful longer ranges.