An artifact classified as bone, found in a site at Paviland Cave, Wales, is found to have a ¹4C radioactivity of 3.20x103 counts per second per gram of carbon. If living carbon-containing objects have an activity of 0.255 counts per second per gram of carbon, estimate the age of the artifact? The half-life of 14C is 5730 years.

An artifact classified as bone, found in a site at Paviland Cave, Wales, is found to have a ¹4C radioactivity of 3.20x103 counts per second per gram of carbon. If living carbon-containing objects have an activity of 0.255 counts per second per gram of carbon, estimate the age of the artifact? The half-life of 14C is 5730 years.

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