C14 dating interpretation
This discussion is a simplified introduction to radiocarbon dating.
There are exceptions to the theories and relationships introduced below that are beyond the scope of this discussion.
Today, the radiocarbon-14 dating method is used extensively in environmental sciences and in human sciences such as archaeology and anthropology.
The half-life of Carbon $, that is, the time required for half of the Carbon $ in a sample to decay, is variable: not every Carbon $ specimen has exactly the same half life.