potassium-argon dating

a technique used to date material remains based on the rate at which radioactive potassium reverts to argon when it decays; potassium-argon dating is useful on remains that are too old to be dated by radiocarbon methods (e.g., more than about 50,000 years old)

Posted online on Monday, January 1st, 2001

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pot hunter

someone who takes artifacts from sites for non-scientific reasons, such as to add to their collection or to sell Pot hunting on federal and most state lands is illegal. In Georgia, it’s also illegal to pot hunt on private lands without the written permission of the landowner.

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