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Stratigraphy

The Law of Superposition: In any undisturbed sequence of rocks deposited in layers, the youngest layer is on top and the oldest on bottom.

STRATUM A (Topsoil) - Modern
STRATUM B (Clay) - Iron Age
STRATUM C (Bedrock) - Paleolithic

Paleoanthropology

The study of ancient humans. The "Rock Men" of our past. Tracing the lineage from Australopithecus to Homo sapiens through fossilized remains.

LUCY (AL 288-1)
3.2 MYA // Ethiopia
TURKANA BOY
1.6 MYA // Kenya
LAB SAMPLE #844

Radiocarbon Dating

PARENT (C-14)DAUGHTER (N-14)
100.0%
0.0%
ELAPSED TIME
0 yrs
Present1 Half-Life~4 Half-Lives
DECAY EQUATION
N(t)=N0(12)t5730N(t) = N_0 \left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^{\frac{t}{5730}}
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