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Radiocarbon dating

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Dating of once-living material from carbon-14 activity or isotope ratio after calibration for atmospheric variation, fractionation, contamination, and reservoir effects.

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Radiometric datingRadiocarbon dating

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Radiocarbon dating is a specialized radiometric method for carbon-exchanging materials over its finite age range.

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Radiocarbon datingLibby’s radiocarbon validation measurements

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Agreement with independently dated samples established practical radiocarbon chronometry while later work supplied calibration curves and reservoir corrections.

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The source theory, law, entity, prediction, or structural claim is directly tested, supported, constrained, or established by the target experiment or observation. Experimental support is not final logical proof; the edge detail states exactly what was measured.

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