Radiocarbon dating is just another term for carbon dating. Understanding the half-life of radioisotopes have proved very useful to historians and archaeologists. Archaeologists use carbon dating to dinnertime the age of fossils and artifacts. For example you can determine the age of a fossil from carbon-14 through the process of carbon dating. Carbon dating relies on the fact that all living things contain a small amount of carbon-14. Another example is that trees and plants contain carbon-14, this means that scientists can also use the technique to find the age of tools, paper and fabrics made from plants.
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