Edexcel GCSE Combined Science · 1SC0
Paper 1, Paper 2
Revise: Evidence for Human EvolutionFor more recent finds, associated material that was once living, such as a wooden handle, may be dated using radiocarbon dating. The wood contains carbon; the stone does not contain the once-living carbon needed for this method. Radiocarbon dating is not suitable for dating the millions-of-years-old fossils discussed here.