Radio carbon dating and the study of DNA led directly to a rise in archeological science in mid twentieth century.
Radiocarbon dating is a method that provides objective age estimates for carbon-based materials that originated from living organisms. An age could be estimated by measuring the amount of carbon-14 present in the sample and comparing this against an internationally used reference standard.
Archaeogenetic is the study of ancient DNA using various molecular genetic methods and DNA resources. This form of genetic analysis can be applied to human, animal, and plant specimens. The study of ancient DNA has revolutionized archaeology. It is very important.
