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INDIAN HISTORY

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The method of Radiocarbon Dating was used in India for the first time at
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Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad
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Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai
C
SchoolofArchaeology,New Delhi
D
DeccanCollege, Pune
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Note : Received May 31, 1963 (Communicated by Dr. A. S. Gane, san, r.A.sc.) THz first series of “radiocarbon dates “ of samples of archaeological and geological interest, measured by the Radiocarbon Laboratory of the Tata lnstitute of Fundamental Research, ate presented in this paper.

Detailed explanation-2: -The first time radiocarbon dating was used to answer a scientific question about human history was the early 1960s at what is now Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument in Nevada.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1946, Willard Libby proposed an innovative method for dating organic materials by measuring their content of carbon-14, a newly discovered radioactive isotope of carbon. Known as radiocarbon dating, this method provides objective age estimates for carbon-based objects that originated from living organisms.

Detailed explanation-4: -In 1946, Willard Libby (1908–1980) developed a method for dating organic materials by measuring their content of carbon-14, a radioactive isotope of carbon.

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