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• n  a chemical analysis used to determine the age of organic materials based on their content of the radioisotope carbon-14; believed to be reliable up to 40,000 years

• carbon dating
• carbon-14 dating

News & Articles

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• Oldest use of flowers in grave lining
  ( Weizmann Institute of Science ) Radiocarbon dating at the Weizmann Institute determines the age of flowery graves. A new accelerator will help solve long-standing archaeological mysteries.
  July 10, 2013 - EurekAlert!