An AMSsystem has the advantage of co… Oxford University has launched a centre to study ancient Christian relics such as bones claimed to be those of St John the Evangelist, John the Baptist and fragments purported to be from the true Cross. Par département. However, legends are rarely willing to die. “These aren't being carbon dated and there are a few reasons why. It's development revolutionized archaeology by providing a means of dating deposits independent of … Uncalibrated radiocarbon measurements are usually reported in years BP where 0 (zero) BP is defined as AD 1950. Unfortunately, many of these systems required relatively large samples to obtain accurate results. //