The 14C/12C ratio in papyrus currently growing near the Nile River is 1.8 times greater than that found in a scroll found near the Great Pyramid at Giza. How old is the scroll? t1/2(14C) = 5730 years.

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  1. The 14C/12C ratio in papyrus currently growing near the Nile River is 1.8 times greater than that found in a scroll found near the Great Pyramid at Giza. How old is the scroll? t1/2(14C) = 5730 years.
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