A sample of wood from a Thracian chariot found in an excavation in Bulgaria has a 14 C activity of 10.8 dpm/g. Estimate the age of the chariot and the year it was made. ( t1/2 for 14 C is x 5.73 × 103 years, and the activity of 14 C in living material is 14.0 dpm/g.) Age = yr [References]

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