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Tuesday, July 7, 2026

UChicago Invention: Carbon-14 Dating Used by Archaeologists reposted by Ruth Paget

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

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