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carbon-14 dating — or radiocarbon dating Method of determining the age of once living material, developed by U.S. physicist Willard Libby in 1947. It depends on the decay of the radioactive isotope carbon 14 (radiocarbon) to nitrogen. All living plants and animals… … Universalium
carbon-14 dating — noun a chemical analysis used to determine the age of organic materials based on their content of the radioisotope carbon 14; believed to be reliable up to 40,000 years • Syn: ↑radiocarbon dating, ↑carbon dating • Hypernyms: ↑dating, ↑geological… … Useful english dictionary
carbon-14 dating — n. ara gel radiocarbon dating • Etymology: 1955–60 … From formal English to slang
carbon-14 dating. — See radiocarbon dating. [1955 60] … Useful english dictionary
Oxidizable carbon ratio dating — is a method of dating in archaeology and earth science that can be used to derive or estimate the age of soil and sediment samples up to 35,000 years old. The method is considered by some to be experimental, and it is not as widely used in… … Wikipedia
carbon dating — n. a method of establishing the approximate age of carbonaceous materials, such as fossil remains or archaeological specimens, by measuring the amount of radioactive carbon 14 remaining in them: also carbon 14 dating * * * … Universalium
carbon dating — n. a method of establishing the approximate age of carbonaceous materials, such as fossil remains or archaeological specimens, by measuring the amount of radioactive carbon 14 remaining in them: also carbon 14 dating … English World dictionary
Dating methodologies in archaeology — Dating material drawn from the archaeological record can be made by a direct study of an artifact or may be deduced by association with materials found in the context the item is drawn from or inferred by its point of discovery in the sequence… … Wikipedia
Dating methodology (archaeology) — Dating material drawn from the archaeological record can made by a direct study of an artifact or may be deduced by association with materials found in the context the item is drawn from or inferred by its point of discovery in the sequence… … Wikipedia
dating — I In geology and archaeology, the process of determining an object s or event s place within a chronological scheme. Scientists may use either relative dating, in which items are sequenced on the basis of stratigraphic clues (see stratigraphy) or … Universalium
