One strength of the AMS dating technique is that it requires a much smaller sample of organic material than needed in the standard radiocarbon technique.

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AMS (Accelerator Mass Spectrometry) dating allows for the direct counting of carbon-14 atoms in a sample, requiring significantly smaller samples (as small as a milligram) compared to the gram quantities needed for the traditional radiocarbon dating methods.

One Strength of the AMS Dating Technique Is That It