How archaeologists can use AI to date our ancestors
AI algorithms can be used to date ancient human remains by analyzing their DNA, just-published research has proposed.
"There has been no major development in ancient dating remains since the development of radiocarbon dating 80 years ago," Eran Elhaik, lead author of the study, Radiocarbon dating is a widely used method for estimating the age of carbon-based stuff that is up to 50,000 years old. Living organisms are made up of different forms of carbon that are continuously replenished, and when these creatures die, one radioactive isotope known as carbon-14 within them starts to decay.
But radiocarbon dating isn't always accurate, and results depend on the quality and quantity of the material available to date. Pristine samples, such as the bones of a mummy preserved for thousands of years in a tomb, fare better than tiny bits and pieces of leftover remains that have been contaminated by the environment.
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