Carbon-14 Datable Materials Samples that have been radiocarbon dated since the inception of the method include charcoal, wood, twigs, seeds, bones, shells, leather, peat, lake mud, soil, hair, pottery, pollen, wall paintings, corals, blood residues, fabrics, paper or parchment, resins, and water, among others.

Which of the following materials can be dated using carbon-14?

Materials that can be Dated using the Carbon-14 MethodMaterialAmount required in gramscharcoal and wood25grains, seeds, nutshells, grasses, twigs, cloth, paper, hide, burnt bones25organic material mixed with soil50-300peat50-20011 more rows