UChicago Invention-Carbon-14 Dating Used in Archaeology Reposted by Ruth Paget
The following article from the University of Chicago explains Carbon-14 Dating used in archaeology that was developed by Willard Libby in the 1940s.
Modern technology has increased the precision of the technique, but its basic principles remain intact.
The complete article follows:
https://news.uchicago.edu/explainer/what-is-carbon-14-dating#invented
Reposted by Ruth Paget
-author Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France
-developer of the Novgorod and Bento War Games and Classical Western Civilization Games
-developer of food and beverage knowledge games
-creator of online exhibits about San Miguel Arcangel Mission, French baguette making, and the Carmel Valley History Museum
-creator French Travel and Culture Games