Between the years of 1947 and 1956, earthenware jars containing what are known as the Dead Sea Scrolls were found in caves along the coast of Jerusalem in the Dead Sea. Upon radiometric testing, it was found that the scrolls were wrapped in material that contained about 79 percent of the original carbon-14. Archeologists estimated that the scrolls are about 1,900 years old. Are they right? Question 2
What percent of carbon-14 will be left after another 5,000 years?