carbon-14 dating

noun

1. radiocarbon dating.

carbon-14 dating

noun

1. another name for radiocarbon dating

carbon-14 dating

1. See radiocarbon dating

carbon 14 dating

1. See radioactive dating .

Word History and Origins

Origin of carbon-14 dating¹

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

Using carbon-14 dating techniques, researchers confirmed the ages of the tombs, the artifacts, and the writing.

From Science Daily

The researchers studied the raw materials and technology and carried out carbon-14 dating, which revealed that the set dates to the early and middle Holocene period, between 9,500 and 6,200 years ago.

From Science Daily

In addition, carbon-14 dating of twelve remains has indicated three periods of funerary use in the cave: in 3800 BC, in 2500 BC.

From Science Daily

The archaeologists used a process known as carbon-14 dating to find out how old the bone instruments were.

From Salon

Not only are megafauna bones relatively rare there, but carbon-14 dating could only show that the animals had been gone at least 40,000 years.

From Washington Post