[Advaita-l] Conference on that Date of Adi SankaracharyainOctober, 2002

[Anbu sivam2]

The following url gives a better idea on dating.

http://www.scienceagainstevolution.org/v4i10f.htm

On Michael's suggestion we may most likely fall into error than into
accuracy.

On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 11:43 AM, yajvan <yajvan at san.rr.com> wrote:

> hari om
> ~~~~~
>
> Namaste ,
>
> A  relatively good article on carbon 14
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon-14
>
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> [mailto:advaita-l-bounces at lists.advaita-vedanta.org] On Behalf Of Michael
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> SankaracharyainOctober, 2002
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> The task of identification of the copper inscription may not be entirely at
> a dead end. Copper can contain traces of 12 other related metals beside
> itself; and copper neutron activation analysis can go some way to
> identifying age (via smelting process empployed etc) and geographical
> location (the admixture of those other elements). That is my understanding
> of the current situation.
>
> Michael
>
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> sivam2
> Sent: 20 January 2010 14:27
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> Subject: Re: [Advaita-l] Conference on that Date of Adi Sankaracharya
> inOctober, 2002
>
>
>
> Sharmaji, Radhe Krishna,
>
> Thanks for you info.  I did a google search as suggested.  My understanding
> is that carbon dating cannot be done on a metal such as copper.
>
> Regards,
>
> On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 3:02 AM, Varadaraja Sharma <
> rishyasrunga at rediffmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Radhe Krishna,
> >
> > Anbe sivam, Radhe Krishna
> >
> > me too neither a metllurgist nor an ar-chaeologist.  Neverthless,
> > whenever an archaeological artifact is unearthed, be it a fossil, even
> > a wooden
> tool,
> > by a scientific method called carbon-14 dating, the age of artifact is
> > determined.
> > if you want more information as to accuracy of such determination of
> > age etc., go to google search and would gather further information.
> > regarding the copper inscription in question, leaving the facts as to
> > when it was unearthed, who unearthed it, under whose posession is it
> > now, it is
> a
> > matter of fact that it is alleged to be thousands of years old.
> > If that being the case, through scientic methodology, if the age of
> > artifact is determined, more information is known to the world at large.
> >
> > regards
> > Radhe Krishna
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