radiocarbon dating

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Using radiocarbon dating along with genetic and protein testing, the team confirmed that the Late Bronze Age specimens are the oldest goat remains yet identified in Ireland.

From Science Daily • Feb. 26, 2026

Under the supervision of museum teams, they collected samples from several objects for radiocarbon dating.

From Science Daily • Dec. 7, 2025

Originally excavated in 1981 from the grounds of St Giles' Cathedral, the remains have undergone new detailed analysis using advanced methods including ancient DNA sequencing, isotopic analysis and radiocarbon dating.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2025

But new, more reliable radiocarbon dating of human and animal bones found at the site puts the age at between 39,000 and 42,000 years old.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2025

Archaeologists date food production by radiocarbon dating of carbon-containing materials at the site.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond