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TechStuff Classic: Is Carbon Dating on the way out?

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Radio Carbon Dating Is Not Reliable

Radio carbon dating becomes unreliable because the levels of carbon 14 could be deceptive. Stuffed from later ages of fossil fuel use will look older than they really are. If we were to reduce carbon dioxide omissions drastically in the very near future, the effect on future radio carbon dating would be equivalent to inserting a 100 year error on top of any estimation.

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