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DescriptionRadiocarbon Date Calibration Curve.svg	English: Comparison of Radiocarbon Dates to Calendar Dates. Radiocarbon dates underestimate the actual age of the objects being dated, because the ratio of carbon-14 to carbon-12 has not been constant over time.
Date	2 July 2012
Source	Own work based on information from: Reimer, P.J., Baillie, M.G.L., Bard, E., Bayliss, A., Beck, J.W., Bertrand, C.J.H., Blackwell, P.G., Buck, C.E., Burr, G.S., Cutler, K.B., Damon, P.E., Edwards, R.L., Fairbanks, R.G., Friedrich, M., Guilderson, T.P., Hogg, A.G., Hughen, K.A., Kromer, B., McCormac, G., Manning, S., Bronk Ramsey, C., Reimer, R.W., Remmele, S., Southon, J.R., Stuiver, M., Talamo, S., Taylor, F.W., van der Plicht, J., Weyhenmeyer, C.E. (2004). "IntCal04 Terrestrial radiocarbon age calibration". Radiocarbon 46: 1029-58.
Author	HowardMorland

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current	15:02, 11 July 2012	543 × 380 (204 KB)	HowardMorland	Adjust curve
	18:04, 2 July 2012	543 × 380 (204 KB)	HowardMorland	fix background
	13:33, 2 July 2012	543 × 380 (182 KB)	HowardMorland