radiocarbon dating

noun

radiocarbon-date transitive verb

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Only a fraction of the items were examined in-depth or analyzed with radiocarbon dating. Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2025 Previous radiocarbon dating places its origins at the end of the 13th or 14th century, and a 3D analysis recently published in the journal Archaeometry concluded the cloth had been wrapped around a sculpture, rather than Jesus' body. Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025 With radiocarbon dating, the researchers determined that the man lived during a transitional period between Early Dynastic and Old Kingdom Egypt. Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 18 July 2025 Archaeologists have not performed radiocarbon dating—so for now, the canoe’s age is a mystery. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 July 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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“Radiocarbon dating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radiocarbon%20dating. Accessed 28 Sep. 2025.

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