Constraining the reign of ancient Egypt: Radiocarbon dating helps to nail down the chronology of kings, researchers say

Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 15:10 in Paleontology & Archaeology

For several thousands of years, ancient Egypt dominated the Mediterranean world -- and scholars across the globe have spent more than a century trying to document the reigns of the various rulers of Egypt's Old, Middle and New Kingdoms. Now, a detailed radiocarbon analysis of short-lived plant remains from the region is providing scientists with a long and accurate chronology of ancient Egyptian dynasties that agrees with most previous estimates but also imposes some historic revisions.

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