radiocarbon dating

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To avoid disturbing the sites further, the team relied on radiocarbon dating of clam shells and deer bones that were originally collected some 50 years ago.

From Science Daily

And because they are often inscribed on inorganic material like stone or metal, it means methods like radiocarbon dating can’t be used to find out when they were written.

From The Verge

A new study based on radiocarbon dating backs their claim, suggesting the vertebrae-on-posts, as they’re known, are some 500 years old.

From Science Magazine

A small fragment of the figure, which had broken off, has been sent for radiocarbon dating.

From BBC

The most reliable age-determination methods are analyses of tree rings, with help from radiocarbon dating when necessary, they add.

From Scientific American