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Archaeological Problem (Posted on 2003-05-22) Difficulty: 2 of 5
An archaeologist claims he found some gold coins dated 64 B.C.

Do you believe him?

See The Solution Submitted by Ravi Raja    
Rating: 2.4286 (14 votes)

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Well, that wasn't so intelligent | Comment 18 of 29 |
If you don't mind I'm going to disprove the ill thought solution you've provided us. While this question may have seemed intelligent from the get go, your solution isn't logical. I WOULD believe the archaeologist, and not because you didn't. By uncovering the coin, you also uncover the dirt and soil around it, soil contains carbon. A sample of the soil drudged from the same basic area of the coin, can be carbon tested, to reveal an age that is exact larger than 80% of the time. Counting back, then, from this day, the amount of years the carbon was dating back to, could easily reveal a date of 64 B.C., regardless of Jesus being born back then or not, because we are in modern day, when such calendars already exist.
  Posted by Gt Vegita on 2003-06-14 17:13:32
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