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bclement10

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After excavating a hearth feature, you submit organic material from the hearth for a conventional radiocarbon date. The result comes back as follows: Beta-33003, 3500+/- 100 radiocarbon years BP. You know everything except
 
  a. Beta represents the Laboratory.
  b. 3500 represents the years before present.
  c. +/- 100 represents the standard error.
  d. 33003 is the radiocarbon date
  e. 3500 represents radiocarbon years

Question 2

The radiocarbon date 2850 +/- 40 BP suggests that there is a 66 chance that the true age
 
  a. lies between 2810 and 2890 BP.
  b. is 2830 BP.
  c. lies between 2810 and 2850 BP.
  d. lies between 2850 and 2890 BP.
  e. is 2850 BP


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Reply #1 on: Jul 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

a


bclement10

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Reply #2 on: Jul 20, 2018
Both answers were spot on, thank you once again


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Reply #3 on: Jul 20, 2018
Great! Please up vote :D


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