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natulia [17]
2 years ago
11

Which dating technique was used to establish that the age of the volcanic ash at the Laetoli site was 3.6 million years old

Geography
1 answer:
Schach [20]2 years ago
7 0

The dating technique which was used to establish the age of the volcanic ash at the Laetoli site is: potassium-argon (K/A) dating.

<h3>What is absolute dating?</h3>

Absolute dating can be defined as a radioactive process that is typically used to accurately determine the age of a rock, volcanic ash or fossil, by measuring the decay of the isotopes that is associated with the rock or within the fossils.

Thus, scientists can accurately determine the age of a volcanic ash, rock or fossil by measuring its isotope concentration such as through the use of potassium-argon (K/A) dating.

Read more on dating here: brainly.com/question/20325924

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