how scientists can determine the age of rocks vs artifacts.

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So I get how carbon dating works. What confuses me is if a tool is found that is made out of rock, how do scientists differentiate between the age of the rock itself and the age of the tool (when it was shaped)?

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They know a “artifact” is way older than a rock because they know somebody would have carved the rock by now so it must not be as old as the “artifact” they found nearby.

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