25-05-2024, 10:34 AM
It depends what one calls long.
Books from a copy room might take less than a year to produce, but 10 years would be a long time for any book. Yes, documented exceptions exist, but these are rare.
However, 10 years is a very short time in the scale of radiocarbon dating. It is essentially invisible. In this context, within 10 years is equivalent wth 'at a single time'.
The reason why several samples were taken was, that the possiiblity of a modern fake was taken into account, and any combination of parchment from different ages would immediately show that this was the case.
Books from a copy room might take less than a year to produce, but 10 years would be a long time for any book. Yes, documented exceptions exist, but these are rare.
However, 10 years is a very short time in the scale of radiocarbon dating. It is essentially invisible. In this context, within 10 years is equivalent wth 'at a single time'.
The reason why several samples were taken was, that the possiiblity of a modern fake was taken into account, and any combination of parchment from different ages would immediately show that this was the case.