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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It’s not dated directly, but estimated by the sediment layer it is found in, along with the geological history like the time period in which tools of the sort were documented as being used.

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