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Physics and Archaeology

Posted by michael on from the captain-caveman dept.

Guinnessy writes: "In 1960 Willard Frank Libby won a Nobel Prize for his work on radiocarbon dating, a technique that truly revolutionize archaeology. Now Physics Today magazine has an article describing how new methods are yielding more accurate dates for our prehistoric ancestors, profoundly affecting our understanding of the past. Neat stuff."

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  1. Re:more accurate... by 3am · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    why are you on slashdot?

    go handle rattlesnakes and speak in tongues you medieval throwback...

    try to wrap your mind around that.

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