Working with Radiocarbon Calibration Curves --a final exercise.
 

The table below the C-14 Decay curve and the Correction curves contains the % Modern values for 4 samples.

Drag on the interactive C-14 decay curve to determine the Radiocargon age of the sample from its % Modern value.

Then use the Correction Curves to complete the table. When you are finished, click "Next" for your "CERTIFICATE of COMPLETION" as a Virtual Geochronologist.

C-14 Decay Curve

Correction Curves

Sample
% Modern
(=% C-14)
Radiocarbon Age (BP)
Corrected Radiocarbon Age
Chaco Canyon, New Mexico: Axe handle
86%
1.
5.
Fragment of Roman Gladiator leather harness
77%
2.
6.
Wood fragments from Island of Thera ("Atlantis")
63%
3.
7.
Buried tree stump New York glacial deposit
17%
4.
Too old for correction

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