Not All Sites and Materials Are Suitable for Carbon-14 Dating

question 1

Multiple Choice

Not all sites and materials are suitable for Carbon-14 dating. At which of the following sites would Carbon-14 dating be most appropriate?

• A) a site in Eastern Africa with Australopithecine remains, dated around 3 million years old
• B) a site in the Mississippi Delta, dated around 10,000 years old, with the presence of many contemporary trees
• C) a cave site in southern France, with many preserved cave paintings, dated around 36,000 years old
• D) all of the above.

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Yield To Maturity

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