radiocarbonålder
Radiocarbonålder, also known as carbon-14 dating, is a scientific method used to determine the age of organic materials. It relies on the decay of the radioactive isotope carbon-14 (¹⁴C), which is present in all living organisms. When an organism dies, it stops taking in carbon from its environment, and the ¹⁴C within it begins to decay at a known rate, with a half-life of approximately 5,730 years.
By measuring the amount of ¹⁴C remaining in a sample and comparing it to the amount expected
The accuracy of radiocarbon dating can be affected by various factors, including contamination of the sample