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Artifacts is for posting the very best objects, from the very large to the very small, made or shaped by mankind throughout history. These artifacts range from tools and works of arts to archaeological finds, and give us a better sense of life in various moments throughout history.

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[–] moistclump 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Wouldn’t carbon dating Amber be like “wow this is millions of years old”?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Good point, you'd have to do it from surrounding strata of earth like @streetman mentioned they did.