radiocarbon dating
CEFR: B2
A radiometric method for determining the age of ancient organic materials based on the radioactive decay of carbon-14.
Synonyms
- carbon-14 chronology
- radiometric dating
Common Collocations
- calibrated radiocarbon dating
- radiocarbon dating results
Example Sentence
Radiocarbon dating of excavated deer antler picks revealed that construction began around 3000 BCE.