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A scientific method for determining the age of organic materials by measuring the decay of carbon-14.
radiocarbon dating
The process of using carbon-14 decay to date organic remains.
Standard technical term used in archaeology, geology, and related fields.
The age of this archaeological site was determined by radiocarbon dating.
Commonly used in scientific contexts, slightly shorter.
Carbon-14 dating revealed that the fossil was about 10,000 years old.
Full formal name including 'method'.
The radiocarbon dating method was developed in the 1940s.
Abbreviated form using the isotope notation, common in technical writing.
The accuracy of C14 dating has improved in recent years.