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accelerator mass spectrometry
a type of mass spectrometry used in radiocarbon dating in which the proportion of carbon isotopes is counted directly, as contrasted with the indirect Geiger counter method, using an accelerator that drastically reduces the quantity of datable material required. -
archaeometry
the use of science and modern technology in archaeology to examine and interpret archaeological remains -
carbon 14
radiocarbon (def 1). -
carbon dating
Carbon dating is a system of calculating the age of a very old object by measuring the amount of radioactive carbon it contains. -
carbon-14 dating
radiocarbon dating. -
carbon-date
to determine the age of an organic object by examining the relative proportions of the carbon isotopes carbon-12 and carbon-14