Modern in-air nuclear bomb tests have created an extra high level of ¹⁴C in our atmosphere.If future archaeologists date samples from this era,without knowing of this testing,will their carbon-14 dates be too young,too old,or correct? If correct,why?

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The presence of extra carbon-14 (¹⁴C) from nuclear bomb tests in the atmosphere would lead to an increased uptake of carbon-14 by living organisms. This would make objects from this era appear younger than they actually are when dated using carbon-14 dating methods, because the method assumes a constant level of carbon-14 in the atmosphere over time.

Modern In-Air Nuclear Bomb Tests Have Created an Extra High