radiocarbon
IPA: rˈeɪdioʊkˈɑrbɑn
noun
- A radioactive isotope of carbon, especially ¹⁴₆C
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Examples of "radiocarbon" in Sentences
- Archaeologists for radiocarbon dating.
- Radiocarbon dates on charcoal confirm this.
- Radiocarbon dating needs to be interpreted.
- This effect is the basis of radiocarbon dating.
- A radiocarbon date is as good as the dated material.
- Radiocarbon chronology in Indian prehistoric archaeology.
- And it doesn't need to be organic to be radiocarbon dated.
- Acetylene is used to volatilize carbon in radiocarbon dating.
- Criticism of the radiocarbon 14 dating of the Shroud of Turin.
- The pollen sequence in the peat is calibrated by radiocarbon dating.
- Everyone assumes that dates that follow the word "radiocarbon" are accurate, precise and sure.
- The process has a huge advantage over standard methods such as radiocarbon dating, which is plagued by large error ranges, Kirch said.
- 'Traditional methods of dating the pigments, such as radiocarbon, are destructive to the paintings, and the samples are prone to contamination.
- Scholars have cast doubt on the Shroud of Turin's authenticity, citing scientific evidence such as radiocarbon testing that date it to medieval times.
- The technique the scientists use is known as radiocarbon dating and is more commonly used by archaeologists to date ancient fragments of bone and wood.
- Carbon dating (aka radiocarbon dating) is pretty reliable, when the samples are good, up to 30 or 40 thousand years ago, and in some cases the method can be extended to just over 100 thousand years ago.
- The radiocarbon assay of charcoal from one of these fire pits gave an age of 1580 +/- 40 B.P. Deryl noticed two other fire pit areas a few hundred feet farther back from the river on the north slope of the ridge.