Saclay, France, June 3, 2025 (AFP) - Time machine: How carbon dating brings the past back to life

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2025-06-03

From unmasking art forgery to uncovering the secrets of the Notre-Dame cathedral, an imposing machine outside Paris can turn back the clock to reveal the truth. It uses a technique called carbon dating, which has "revolutionised archaeology", winning its discoverer a Nobel Prize in 1960, French scientist Lucile Beck said. She spoke to AFP in front of the huge particle accelerator, which takes up an entire room in the carbon dating lab of France's......

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