Jerry is an archaeologist working at a dig. They find tools that were used by a civilization that, through carbon dating, is estimated to have lived 20,000 years ago. A year later, he's telling his daughter about the artifact
and she asks if now the artifact is 20,001 years old? Is she correct, why or why not? (1 point)
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No because the age of the artifact is approximated to be 20,000 years old, it is not a perfectly accurate
measurement
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O Yes because this is the best approximate estimate that can be made
No because artifacts age differently when they are buried beneath the surface, as compared to when they have
been excavated
Yes because carbon dating is perfectly accurate to the exact year