- the mystery is more interesting or amusing than the resolution of the mystery,
- carbon dating is unreliable for dates following the industrial revolution because the burning of coal and oil ejected vast quantities of depleted carbon into the atmosphere.
I can think of several plausible reasons:
- it costs money and no one wants to pay,
- the mystery is more interesting or amusing than the resolution of the mystery,
- carbon dating is unreliable for dates following the industrial revolution because the burning of coal and oil ejected vast quantities of depleted carbon into the atmosphere.