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Lara and her sister went trekking. They were eating fruits. Lara told her sister that the seeds of some fruits could be used to grow that plant. So they decided to plant some seeds. When they were digging the ground, they found something white and shiny. Upon closer inspection, they found a huge bone. Lara wondered which era the bone belonged to.

How can we find out which time period to the bone belonged?


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C-12 dating
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X-16 dating
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M-18 dating
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C-14 dating
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The correct option is D C-14 dating
Carbon dating is the method used to find out the age of the archaeological sources that were discovered. It is also called as Radiocarbon dating or Carbon-14 dating. Carbon dating helps us find out the age of the sources up to 60,000 years ago.

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