Re: Problems with the radio carbon dating of the Newport Tower


"Eric Stevens" <eric.stevens@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 22:02:51 GMT, "Digger" <p.dunn1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

I've not really been following this debate but I can't help commenting on
this. What on earth makes them think they can carbon date a building??
This
is possibly one of the most inappropriate applications of carbon dating I
have ever read about.

It's possible to use radiocarbon methods to determine the date ate
which the mortar used in the building set. The theory is explained in
the article. A problem is that the date at which the mortar set can be
some considerable time after the mortar was mixed, depending on how
deep inside the building the mortar is placed.

I remain extremely dusious that this can be anything but a very approximate
dating technique. Where else has it been employed and by whom?


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