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What is the preferred dating technique for obtaining a numerical age of an archeological sample of charcoal?

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The preferred dating technique for obtaining a numerical age of an archaeological sample of charcoal is Radiometric dating, a technique used in estimating the absolute (numerical) age of geological materials such as rocks, minerals or organic matter, which is achieved from radioactive isotopes; which are based on the isotope decay series with constant rates of radioactive decay.
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