Samples that have been radiocarbon dated since the inception of the method include charcoal, wood, twigs, seeds, bones, shells, leather, peat, lake mud, soil, hair, pottery, pollen, wall paintings, corals, blood residues, fabrics, paper or parchment, resins, and water, among others.

Which item can be dated using radiocarbon dating?

The item that could be dated using radiocarbon dating is a 60,000 year old mammoth bone. By definition, carbon dating is a kind of radioactive dating that is only applicable to matter that was once living.