Carbon dating is a method used to determine the age of organic materials by measuring the decay of carbon-14, a radioactive isotope. Living organisms absorb carbon-14 from the atmosphere, but it begins to decay at a predictable rate after death.
Carbon dating is a method used to determine the age of organic materials by measuring the decay of carbon-14, a radioactive isotope. Living organisms absorb carbon-14 from the atmosphere, but it begins to decay at a predictable rate after death.