Understanding the age and period of existence of the excavated fossils and other organic objects will help the archaeologist to unravel human history and evolution in a scrupulous manner (Taylor 24).Archaeologists utilize one of the revolutionary methods called the radio carbon dating to determine the approximate age of the organic materials including plant and animal parts up to 50000 years (Long).Isotopes of a particular element have the same number of protons in their nucleus, but different numbers of neutrons.

Australian National University provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU.Radiocarbon, or Carbon-14, dating is probably one of the most widely used and best known absolute dating methods. Radiocarbon dating relies on a simple natural phenomenon. This allowed for the establishment of world-wide chronologies.Radiocarbon dating technique is primarily based on the radioactive decay of Carbon-14 isotope.Developed by a team of researchers under the leadership of Dr.Professor Willard Libby produced the first radiocarbon dates in 1949 and was later awarded the Nobel Prize for his efforts.Radiocarbon dating works by comparing the three different isotopes of carbon.