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potassium-argon dating: a standalone construct

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Archaeological science

dating volcanic rock from the decay of potassium-40 to argon-40, used here to date early hominin deposits at Olduvai Gorge.

In archaeological science, potassium-argon dating refers to dating volcanic rock from the decay of potassium-40 to argon-40, used here to date early hominin deposits at Olduvai Gorge. This meaning comes from Leakey (1961) in Nature.[1]

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References

Leakey, L. S. B., Evernden, J. F., & Curtis, G. H. (1961). Age of Bed I, Olduvai Gorge, Tanganyika. Nature, 191(4787), 478-479. https://doi.org/10.1038/191478a0

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