Pro tip: double check your carbon dating calibration before publishing

I just spent 3 months redoing a site report because a colleague plugged in the wrong calibration curve for a 12th century Norse settlement and I had to call the journal to retract our original dates.

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nathan8513d ago

Is a few months really that big of a deal though?

the_nina2d ago

Oh man, @nathan851 you'd be surprised. I waited a whole month to watch a show once and by then everyone had already spoiled the big plot twist so I just gave up on it. Timing matters even for dumb stuff like that you know?