Natural disasters like floods can sweep away top layers of sites to other locations.
Radiocarbon is then taken in by plants through photosynthesis, and these plants in turn are consumed by all the organisms on the planet.
As long as there is organic material present, radiocarbon dating is a universal dating technique that can be applied anywhere in the world.
Although relative dating can work well in certain areas, several problems arise.
It also hit 9to5Mac’s own Seth Weintraub who is currently sitting in front of a non-functional i Pad.