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  • May 20, 2023
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Carbon Dating Of a ‘Shivling’ Inside Gyanvapi Mosque : Varanasi

News: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) was given permission by the Allahabad High Court to carbon date a “Shivling” found inside the Gyanvapi Mosque in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.

The object inside the Gyanvapi mosque, according to the petitioners, is a “Shivling.”

The Muslim side refuted the assertion, claiming that the object was a component of a “fountain”.

It overturned a Varanasi District Court ruling that denied a request for a scientific analysis of the structure, including carbon dating.

A common technique for determining the age of organic materials, or things that were once alive, is carbon dating.

Carbon exists in a variety of forms in all living things.

The carbon-14 (C-14) dating method is based on the fact that C-14 is radioactive and decays at a predictable pace.

The carbon isotope C-14 has an atomic mass of 14.

C-12 is the most prevalent form of carbon in the atmosphere.

There is also a tiny amount of C-14.

In the atmosphere, the ratio of C-12 to C-14 is almost constant and well-known.