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radiocarbon
/ ˌɪɪəʊˈɑːə /
noun
- a radioactive isotope of carbon, esp carbon-14 See carbon
radiocarbon
/ ′dŧ-ō-ä′ə /
- A radioactive isotope of carbon, especially carbon 14. Other radiocarbons include carbon 10, carbon 11, carbon 15, and carbon 16.
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of radiocarbon1
Example Sentences
Combining the radiocarbon dates with archaeological information revealed that early Neolithic activity, including the digging of pits, took place around 3,650BC.
"However, after running numerous radiocarbon dates, it became clear they were built much earlier."
According to radiocarbon dating, the cauldrons date back to the late Bronze Age, i.e. they were in use around 2,700 years ago.
For this they combined annual growth ring measurements on wooden building elements with the sudden spike of cosmogenic radiocarbon in 5259 BC.
One strategy that's recently become more feasible to implement is radiocarbon dating.
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