If the C14 dating of the early quranic fragments IS wrong, it's not obvious how - the protocols are excellent. It's all very puzzling...
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@caitlinrgreen I am assured by those whose opinions I trust that the protocols are excellent, & the results not botched. -
@holland_tom Oh am sure they are :) Just part of normal statistical variability of C14 process afaik, hence multiple measurements needed etc -
@caitlinrgreen The Sana'a fragments were tested in 2 separate laboratories. -
@holland_tom Ah, I see. Well w/ two frags+retest, sounds v interesting! Just thought I'd ask, as know single samples can b v odd on own! :) -
@caitlinrgreen@holland_tom everything I've seen published re Sanaa is 650-670 -
@DorothyKing@caitlinrgreen 2 fragments have been C14 dated: one to 543-643, the other to 433-599. -
@holland_tom@caitlinrgreen whilst the third test - there were 3 not 2 - said 578-671 -
@DorothyKing@caitlinrgreen Yes, but that was in Arizona. The previous two were in the same Lyon lab. - 4 more replies
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@caitlinrgreen The Sana'a fragment was discounted as aberrant - but the Birmingham fragment backs it up. That's why this issue has flared up - 1 more reply
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@holland_tom Also this, grabbed from web---sim C14 dates of known site w/ wide variations, via http://totl.eu/bayesian-approach/ …pic.twitter.com/tsbmaFRG2t
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@caitlinrgreen@holland_tom C14 dating can't be wrong its just the error factor which need to be considered while making any opinion on it -
@ijazbadshah1@caitlinrgreen It can be wrong, & may be in this case - but if so, it's not obvious what's distorting the results. -
@holland_tom@caitlinrgreen It may need a strong scientific evidence to prove it wrong & in absence of it no objective coclusions be drawn
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