carbon dating
noun
: the determination of the age of old material (such as an archaeological or paleontological specimen) by means of the content of carbon 14
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Pigment samples from these works can also be used to help with identifying the age of the site using radio carbon dating.
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Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 11 July 2024
The carbon dating suggests that the initial construction could have taken place during the last Ice Age, in the Paleolithic era, and was later modified in the Holocene or Neolithic era.
—Discover Staff, Discover Magazine, 28 Feb. 2024
Using carbon dating, the researchers estimate that the pits are anywhere from 4,900 to 5,400 years old.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 23 May 2016
The generic equation for a bell curve is: The number e raised to an exponent appears in science and engineering equations for carbon dating, spring dampening, temperature variation, bacterial growth, and more.
—Kat Friedrich, Popular Mechanics, 16 Mar. 2023
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Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 11 July 2024
The carbon dating suggests that the initial construction could have taken place during the last Ice Age, in the Paleolithic era, and was later modified in the Holocene or Neolithic era.
—Discover Staff, Discover Magazine, 28 Feb. 2024
Using carbon dating, the researchers estimate that the pits are anywhere from 4,900 to 5,400 years old.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 23 May 2016
The generic equation for a bell curve is: The number e raised to an exponent appears in science and engineering equations for carbon dating, spring dampening, temperature variation, bacterial growth, and more.
—Kat Friedrich, Popular Mechanics, 16 Mar. 2023
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“Carbon dating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carbon%20dating. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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