年ねん代だい測そく定てい

noun

age determination; dating

Technical term used in archaeology, geology, and related fields for determining the age of an object or material.

• 放ほう射しゃ性せい炭たん素そ年ねん代だい測そく定ていは考こう古こ学がくでよく使つかわれる。

  Radiocarbon dating is often used in archaeology.

• この化か石せきの年ねん代だい測そく定ていにはウラン系けい列れつ法ほうが用もちいられた。

  Uranium-series dating was used to determine the age of this fossil.