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A key tool used for determining the age of prehistoric samples is:

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Radiocarbon dating measures decay of carbon-14 isotope with half-life 5730 years incorporated in living organisms. After death, 14C decreases predictably, allowing calculation of time elapsed, effective up to 50,000 years for archaeological and paleontological specimens.

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