Uranium series dating

Uranium series dating

A dating method based on the radioactive decay of isotopes of uranium. It has proved particularly useful for the period before 50,000 years ago, which lies outside the time range of radiocarbon dating.

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uranium series dating

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A dating method based on the radioactive decay of isotopes of uranium. It has proved particularly useful for the period before 50,000 years ago, which lies outside the time range ...

uranium series dating

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uranium series dating

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uranium series dating

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A group of dating techniques based on measurement of the radioactivity of short-lived daughter isotopes of uranium.

radiocarbon dating

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An absolute dating method based on the radioactive decay of carbon-14 contained in organic materials.

radiocarbon dating

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An absolute dating method based on the radioactive decay of Carbon-14 contained in organic materials.

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