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4ndrewl • yesterday at 7:47 PM • 2 replies • view on HN

I thought this was a well known effect - it's certainly filtered down to some paperback popsci archaeology books I've read in the past few years.


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bcraven • yesterday at 9:49 PM

This appears to be a comment, highlighting a case study that demonstrates the effect in detail.

It is not purporting to show it as 'new'.

Legend2440 • yesterday at 11:31 PM

I remember reading about it as a kid, in 1990s creationist books that were attempting to argue that carbon dating couldn't be trusted and the world was actually only 6,000 years old.