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A wooden box excavated from Indus valley had an activity of 1.18×10131.18 \times 10^{13} disintegration per minute per g of carbon. What is the approximate age of this civilisation? (t1/2t_{1/2} of 14C=5770^{14}C = 5770 years, initial activity of living carbon 1.18×1013\approx 1.18 \times 10^{13} is implied to be lower but standard value for comparison)