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Title Radiocarbon dating pins date for construction of Uyghur complex to the year 777 Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet RUG Media type Web Country/Territory Netherlands Date 08/06/2020 Description Dating archaeological objects precisely is difficult, even when using techniques such as radiocarbon dating. Using a recently developed method, based on the presence of sudden spikes in carbon-14 concentration, scientists at the University of Groningen, together with Russian colleagues, have pinned the date for the construction of an eighth-century complex in southern Siberia to a specific year. This allows archaeologists to finally understand the purpose for building the complex – and why it was never used. The results were published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on 8 June. Producer/Author Rene Fransen URL https://www.rug.nl/news/2020/06/radiocarbon-dating-pins-date-for-construction-of-uyghur-complex-to-the-year-777 Persons Margot Kuitems
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- radiocarbon dating