Q & A: How Do Scientists Accurately Date Stone Artifacts?

Monday, September 12, 2011 - 16:40 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Because radiocarbon dating is limited to the last 50,000 years, an artifact like a flint tool is dated by the age of the sediment in which its found.

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