Subiect: In the over 150 years of the discipline of scientific archaeology, researchers have used many different ways to determine how old an artifact or archaeological site is. The C-14 method or radiocarbon method is the oldest physical method, which allows determining the age of an object. The method is named after its principle; it is based on the natural radioactive decay of the carbon isotope C14. The C-14 method is primarily intended for researchers and others involved in radiocarbon and other radioisotopes used in dating, and in scientific dating issues in general. The major developments in the radiocarbon method up to the present day involve improvements in measurement techniques and research into the dating of different materials. The radiocarbon dating method remains arguably the most dependable and widely applied dating technique for the late Pleistocene and Holocene periods.
