NOVA Online | Mystery of the First Americans
 How do scientists date skulls such as Kennewick Man's? Bone up on the topic below. |
by Rick Groleau So what's the story behind radiocarbon dating? It's not a love story, to be sure. Rather, it's a way to determine the age of organic remains such as bone, teeth, and seeds by finding out how much carbon-14 is left in the remains.
Check it out for yourself. At the very least you'll find out what it's like to date a 9,000-year-old skeleton such as Kennewick Man's.
- Close Encounters (of the Cosmic Kind)
Our dating game begins with, what else?—cosmic rays. - Eating It (as in Yum) and Eating It (as in Bye-Bye)
Everything you eat is radioactive, so watch out! - (My So-Called) Half-Life
But theoretically, this half-life never dies. (Requires Shockwave.)
Non-Shockwave version - Detection Section (What's Your Deflection?)
Sorting those atoms with mass acceleration.
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