What's the difference between carbon dating and stratigraphic dating? A:Stratigraphic dating is a type of radioactive dating that only applies to matter which was once living
B:Stratigraphic dating uses the content of the fossils or artifacts themselves to place them in time; carbon dating relies on the layers of earth surrounding fossils or artifacts
C:Carbon dating places fossils or artifacts in time by measuring their radiocarbon content; stratigraphic dating relies on the layers of earth surrounding those fossils or artifacts