I dont know much of the fact. Much might have happened 30 years back. But still, technically speaking, one does not carbon date a timber door; which is organic, could even be 1000 years old, and still find the age 1000 years. If it is 400 years old the result will be 400 years. If one does the carbon dating of red sandstone it will still be a million years.
The Carbon dating can only be comprehendable, if it is done for the lime plaster which binds the materials together. The frescos, and coloured tiles which were made during its construction, whenever it might be. Because these materials are only prepared during construction stage. Carbon dating can still be done for the soot and accretions, the flakings on the stone. Only a humble submission. SJ - On Fri, 12/5/08, deka7kl <deka...@gmail.com> wrote: >From my memory hole - Professor Marvin Mill did a Carbon Dating on a piece of wood from an ancient timber wood door that led to discovery of Taj Mahal age based on the door. Upon googling for Professor Mill I found the following: http://marvinmills.com/pdfs/separatingthetajmahalfromlegend.pdf FROM - http://www.stephen-knapp.com/taj_photo_fortysix.htm The timber door before it was sealed up with bricks. In 1974 American Professor Marvin Mills took a sample from this door for Carbon dating and concluded that the Taj Mahal pre-dates Shahjahan. After this revelation, the Government of India removed the timber doors and the openings were bricked up, as shown in the previous photo. Photo below Govt of India removed timber: Entrance to lower basement floor that is now bricked up. To see all photo visit link - http://www.stephen-knapp.com/taj_photo_fortysix.htm Was the Taj Mahal a Vedic Temple? The Photographic Evidence (include 77 photos) http://www.stephen-knapp.com/was_the_taj_mahal_a_vedic_temple.htm It should be "Teja Mahalaya" not "tejo" (or read "tejo" like "teja" of "tejare kamala ...")
