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NALT Concept Space
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Concept information

  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. methodology
  3. age determination
  4. radiocarbon dating

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radiocarbon dating

Tipo

  • Topic

Definición

  • Information The determination of the age of an organic substance by measuring the loss rate of radiocarbon (carbon-14). The method is based on the principle that all living plants and animals take in small amounts of radiocarbon, and the intake ends when they die.

    Fuente: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Tipo: Concept definition

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Sinónimos

  • carbon-14 analysis
  • carbon-14 dating
  • carbon dating

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/5067

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