After excavating a hearth feature, you submit organic material from the hearth for a conventional radiocarbon date. The result comes back as follows: Beta-33003, 3500+/- 100 radiocarbon years BP. You know everything except
a. Beta represents the Laboratory.
b. 3500 represents the years before present.
c. +/- 100 represents the standard error.
d. 33003 is the radiocarbon date
e. 3500 represents radiocarbon years
d
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