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AMES, Iowa – The long, slow decay of carbon-14 allows archaeologists to accurately date the relics of history back to 60,000 years. And while the carbon dating technique is well known and understood ...

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Nothing good can last—and in the case of carbon-14, a radioactive isotope found in Earth’s atmosphere, that’s great news for archaeologists. Over time, carbon-14 decays in predictable ways. And with ...