Which of the following could not be dated by means of radioactive carbon?
A) A mastodon that is about 15,000 years old
B) Remains thought to be associated with King Tut (who lived 2,500 years ago)
C) A Homo erectus skeleton thought be around 800,000 years old
D) 10,000-year-old wheat grains discovered from the dawn of agriculture
E) A skeleton of Neanderthal man who perished 28,000 years ago
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