Radio Carbon Dating

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Scientists find perfectly preserved organic materials in sediment cores in Japan’s Lake Suigetsu. (Credit: Christopher Bronk Ramsey)

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With sediment cores from Lake Suigetsu scientists can now date with great accuracy the entire radiocarbon lifespan. (Credit: Christopher Bronk Ramsey)

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The Oxford Radiocarbon Accelerator can identify radiocarbon dates from much smaller samples than needed for standard radiocarbon dating. (Credit: Christopher Bronk Ramsey)

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Plant samples are readied for radiocarbon dating. (Credit: Richard Staff)