radiocarbon dating

noun

radiocarbon-date transitive verb

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Initial radiocarbon dating of the midden shells suggested Hoabinhians were active in this region from about 1,700 years ago to 12,550 years ago. Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Feb. 2025 Initial radiocarbon dating revealed that the food storage pit was used about 1,000 years ago. Peter Burke, Fox News, 5 Feb. 2025 Finally, the researchers conducted radiocarbon dating work on some of the remains, combining this with information from the stratigraphy (the sequence of burial) and dates for other materials found in the area. Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025 Edwards is known for his refinement of radiocarbon dating techniques to study climate history and ocean chemistry. Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025 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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