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 December 18, 2020

Episode 235: New ways to track history through radio-carbon dating

Collaborating to increase the precision of dating archeological artifacts.
by Tony Perkins

AZSCI 235 Carbon Dating hero The University of Arizona's Mass Spectrometry Laboratory is collaborating with the U of A's tree ring specialists to increase the precision of dating archeological artifact.
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New ways to track history through radio-carbon dating

This episode is supported by the The Research Corporation for Science Advancement.
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Episode 235: Gregory Hodgins from the University of Arizona's Mass Spectrometry Laboratory

Gregory Hodgins runs the University of Arizona's Mass Spectrometry Laboratory. He is collaborating with the U of A's tree ring specialists to increase the precision of dating archeological artifacts, including some from Montezuma Castle National Monument in Yavapai County.

Gregory Hodgins spoke with Leslie Tolbert, Ph.D professor emerita in Neuroscience at the University of Arizona.

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