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According to additional radiocarbon dating, one of the individuals about 100 years later and the team could not connect this person’s death to the fire.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Dec. 2024
The scientists used radiocarbon dating (the measurement of radioactive carbon-14) to determine the mummy's age.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
Recent scientific developments provide a variety of advanced methods to analyze skeletal remains in greater detail, such as genetic sequencing and radiocarbon dating.
—Hannah Peart, NBC News, 28 Oct. 2024
For the sites where that age had not yet been determined, the researchers used radiocarbon dating, either directly on peach pits or on other nearby materials to establish when peaches were likely present.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 25 Oct. 2024
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Dec. 2024
The scientists used radiocarbon dating (the measurement of radioactive carbon-14) to determine the mummy's age.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
Recent scientific developments provide a variety of advanced methods to analyze skeletal remains in greater detail, such as genetic sequencing and radiocarbon dating.
—Hannah Peart, NBC News, 28 Oct. 2024
For the sites where that age had not yet been determined, the researchers used radiocarbon dating, either directly on peach pits or on other nearby materials to establish when peaches were likely present.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Radiocarbon dating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radiocarbon%20dating. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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