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- From: ed_eck@milkwy.enet.dec.com
- Subject: Re: Dating methods
- Message-ID: <1992Dec21.163308.17908@engage.pko.dec.com>
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- Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
- Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 16:32:19 GMT
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- In article <BzKKG4.BKo@iat.holonet.net>, remmons@iat.holonet.net (Robert Emmons) writes...
- >I'm interested in a layman's guide to determining the age of fosils,
- >rocks, artifacts, etc. I've heard about dating via carbon and other
- >radio active decay methods, as well as tree ring counting, but I'd like
- >to see a more detailed explaination. Are there any layman's books on the
- >subject?
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- You might also want to post this in talk.origins. Radio dating is one of the
- frequently debated topics there. There's probably even
- a FAQ that covers different dating methods, with references.
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- Ed E.
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