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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In 2019, the case was revisited and carbon dating confirmed the person was born in the 1960s and died between 1977 and 1984, according to the sheriff’s office.
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Sam Gillette, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Back then, Schroeder said, there was a large margin of error for the relativity new science of carbon dating.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
The last time a mammoth tusk was found in the Trans-Pecos region of Texas was in the 1960s, roughly a decade after carbon dating had been invented.
—Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Mar. 2025
The jaw is thought to have belonged to an adult mastodon, but more information regarding the age and diet of the creature will be determined after carbon dating and more detailed analysis.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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Sam Gillette, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Back then, Schroeder said, there was a large margin of error for the relativity new science of carbon dating.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
The last time a mammoth tusk was found in the Trans-Pecos region of Texas was in the 1960s, roughly a decade after carbon dating had been invented.
—Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Mar. 2025
The jaw is thought to have belonged to an adult mastodon, but more information regarding the age and diet of the creature will be determined after carbon dating and more detailed analysis.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Carbon dating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carbon%20dating. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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