Frequently Asked Questions
What is the half-life of carbon-14?
Carbon-14 has a half-life of 5730 years, meaning half of it decays over that period. This calculator uses that value to estimate sample age.
How far back can radiocarbon dating reach?
It is generally reliable up to about 50,000 years. Beyond that, too little carbon-14 remains to measure accurately.
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