radiocarbon dating

noun

radiocarbon-date transitive verb

Examples of radiocarbon dating in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Using radiocarbon dating, archaeologists determined the animals were killed between 12,440 and 12,550 years ago — and likely during the dry season. Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 23 May 2024 To learn more, a team of geneticists, archaeologists, and historians sequenced DNA from more than 400 skeletons from four cemeteries within 200 kilometers of one another; radiocarbon dating showed the burials spanned the 250 years of Avar rule in the region. Byandrew Curry, science.org, 24 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for radiocarbon dating 

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First Known Use

1950, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of radiocarbon dating was in 1950

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“Radiocarbon dating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radiocarbon%20dating. Accessed 29 May. 2024.

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