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7th January 2026, 12:34 PM

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Ian

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Originally Posted by xasterix

Thanks for that Ian; that's a relatively foolproof and thoroughly scientific way of looking at it. Did he mention how accurate it would be (can it be narrowed down to years or decades)?

Ray, I don't know the precision of the carbon-dating method for steel. However, I did find a nice overview article for the use of carbon dating of iron and steel: HERE

Regards, Ian

Last edited by Ian; 7th January 2026 at 09:19 PM. Reason: Added link

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