NALT

Preferred term

radiocarbon dating

Topic

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.

age determination

carbon dating
carbon-14 analysis
carbon-14 dating

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

31373

Spanish

datación por carbono radiactivo

URI

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

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Created 1/19/06, last modified 8/28/18