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Only a fraction of the items were examined in-depth or analyzed with radiocarbon dating.
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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
The driftwood was dated to be greater than 35,000 years which was near the limit of the radiocarbon dating method at the time; this age got recalculated in 1984 to 43,500 years.
—David Bressan, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
Through excavation and multiple rounds of radiocarbon dating, researchers determined the driftwood is about 56,000 years old.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 18 July 2025
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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
The driftwood was dated to be greater than 35,000 years which was near the limit of the radiocarbon dating method at the time; this age got recalculated in 1984 to 43,500 years.
—David Bressan, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
Through excavation and multiple rounds of radiocarbon dating, researchers determined the driftwood is about 56,000 years old.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 18 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for radiocarbon dating
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“Radiocarbon dating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radiocarbon%20dating. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
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