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A piece of wood form the ruins of an ancient building was found to have a `C^(14)` activity of 12 disintegrations per minute per gram of its carbon content. The `C^(14)` activity of the living wood is 16 disintegrations/minute/gram. How long ago did the trees, from which the wooden sample came, die? Given half-life of `C^(14)` is 5760 years.

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