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CATEGORIES:Quaternary Discussion Group (QDG)
SUMMARY:Radiocarbon dating and conspiracy theories - Maart
 en Blaauw\, Queen's University Belfast
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UID:TALK211951AThttp://talks.cam.ac.uk
URL:http://talks.cam.ac.uk/talk/index/211951
DESCRIPTION:A range of conspiracy theories involving radiocarb
 on dating have become popular on the Internet over
  the past years. Examples include the radiocarbon 
 dating of dinosaur fossils that supposedly reveal 
 problems with a geologically old Earth\, claims th
 at entire centuries of European history have been 
 made up\, and archaeological sites that supposedly
  provide evidence for a long-lost Younger Dryas ci
 vilization that is being hidden or denied by "Big 
 Archaeology". We will look at what these conspirac
 y theories claim\, followed by more down-to-Earth 
 explanations. We then discuss the dangers of such 
 conspiracy theories\, and provide some pointers fo
 r dealing with them.
LOCATION:Large Lecture Theatre\, Department of Geography\, 
 Downing Site
CONTACT:Jinheum Park
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