Archaeologists used pieces of burned wood, or charcoal,

Chapter 3, Problem 3.1.11

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Archaeologists used pieces of burned wood, or charcoal, found at the site to date prehistoric paintings and drawings on walls and ceilings of a cave in Lascaux, France. See Figure 3.1.10. Use the information on page 86 to determine the approximate age of a piece of burned wood, if it was found that 85.5% of the C-14 found in living trees of the same type had decayed.

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