What radiometric dating techniques are used to date human fossils?
I am already aware of Carbon-14 Dating. What are the dating techniques available for dating human fossils that are older than 50,000 years?
What dating method do they use to determine the age of really old fossils?
December 14, 2009 by
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Yesterday there was news of a 3.3 million year old Australopithecus afarensis fossil from Ethiopia. I’m just curious as to how they ascertain the age. I know it’s not carbon-14 dating, that’s 2 orders of magnitude beyond its range. It’s been a while since I learned about this stuff, so thanks for [...]