The decision can be pronounced today i.e. on Friday regarding the carbon dating of the alleged Shivling located in the Gyanvapi complex. Everyone's eyes are on this decision. Actually, 4 parties had demanded carbon dating of the alleged Shivling. However, there has been opposition to carbon dating in the Hindu side itself. However, in this news we are going to tell you about carbon dating, how the age of an old object or material is ascertained and how the Department of Archeology uses it.

Carbon dating is a scientific process through which information about the age of an old object or material is obtained. According to the Department of Archeology, information about the age of wood, stone, or any other object is found through carbon dating. According to the department, the remains discovered by the painter or department on the walls of the cave are traced through carbon.

Carbon dating requires C-14 ie Carbon 14. There are three types of carbon present in the atmosphere, C-12, C-13 and C-14. Of these, C-12 and C-13 are stable carbons. At the same time, C14 is temporary. Carbon 14 is considered special because it decomposes on a sample taken from a stone or other object. At the same time, it is considered necessary to have a sample like charcoal in the sample taken for carbon dating of an object.

The Archaeological Department finds out the date of an object by the standard rate of disintegration of Carbon 14. Through this, other things of about 50 thousand years old object can be detected. According to the Department of Archeology, Accelerated Mass Spectrometry and Optical Stimulated Luminescence are used for carbon dating.