An archaeologist discovered some charcoal at an excavation site. he sent the samples to a lab for c-14 dating, knowing that the half-life of c-14 is approximately 5,600 years. the lab reported that the charcoal had 1/8 the amount of c-14 in it that a living sample would have. how many years old
was the charcoal?
a. 700 years
b. 1,867 years
c. 8,400 years
d. 16,800 years
e. 44,800 years