Chauvet Caves In 1994 three French speleologists (geologists specializing in caves)

Chapter 5, Problem 24

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Chauvet Caves In 1994 three French speleologists (geologists specializing in caves) discovered a cave in southern France containing prehistoric cave paintings. A C14 analysis carried out by archeologist Helene Valladas showed the paintings to be between 29,700 and 32,400 years old, much older than any previously known human art. Given that the C14-to-C12 ratio of the atmosphere is R = 1012, what range of C14-to-C12 ratios did Valladas find in the charcoal specimens?

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