Fire and water reveal true age of ancient relics
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 - 12:14
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Fire and water are all that is needed to unlock the internal clocks' of archaeological remains and accurately reveal their age, say scientists. The research, published online today in Proceedings of the Royal Society A, will help archaeologists date remains that are thousands of years old, and also reveal where other techniques go wrong...