Multiple Choice
The age of the Dead Sea Scrolls was found by carbon-14 dating.Could this technique have worked if they were carved in stone tablets? Explain.
A) Yes,because there are appreciable levels of carbon even in stone.
B) No,this method of dating requires a material that was once living.
C) Yes,because X-ray images could be collected instead.
D) No,the stones in the arid environment of the Dead Sea would have lost all of their carbon-14 by now.
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