Editing Archaeology (section)

== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Applying</span> ==
'''Modeling 'Radiocarbon Decay' (Dating the past):'''
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def estimate_age(carbon_percentage):
    """
    C14 has a half-life of ~5,730 years.
    """
    import math
    half_life = 5730
    # Formula: Age = (ln(perc/100) / ln(0.5)) * half_life
    if carbon_percentage <= 0: return "Infinite age (too old for C14)"
    
    age = (math.log(carbon_percentage / 100) / math.log(0.5)) * half_life
    return round(age)

# Found a piece of wood with 25% C14 remaining
print(f"Estimated Age of sample: {estimate_age(25)} years")
# This is how we know 'exactly' when a site was occupied.
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; Iconic Discoveries
: '''The Rosetta Stone''' → The key to deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs.
: '''The Terracotta Army''' → 8,000 life-sized statues protecting the tomb of the first Chinese Emperor.
: '''Pompeii''' → A Roman city frozen in time by a volcanic eruption, providing a "snapshot" of daily life.
: '''Göbekli Tepe''' → The world's oldest known temple (12,000 years old), challenging our ideas about the origin of civilization.
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