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The scientists used multiple methods, including radiocarbon dating, CT scans, and stable isotope analysis, to reach their conclusion.
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Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 2 May 2025
In total, their excavations turned up more than 100 horse skeletons, which radiocarbon dating revealed were from the second century C.E.
The creatures were likely part of a Roman cavalry unit that was stationed in the area from roughly 100 to 150 C.E.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 May 2025
Teotihuacan’s enclave in Maya Tikal Sometime later—between 380 and 540 CE, based on radiocarbon dating—the people living in the compound buried the courtyard beneath a layer of dirt and rubble, laid a new floor over it, and essentially started over.
—ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2025
The site was first excavated beginning in 1995, and in 2018, scientists began collecting, analyzing and radiocarbon dating fossils unearthed from El Gigante rubbish piles.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
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Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 2 May 2025
In total, their excavations turned up more than 100 horse skeletons, which radiocarbon dating revealed were from the second century C.E.
The creatures were likely part of a Roman cavalry unit that was stationed in the area from roughly 100 to 150 C.E.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 May 2025
Teotihuacan’s enclave in Maya Tikal Sometime later—between 380 and 540 CE, based on radiocarbon dating—the people living in the compound buried the courtyard beneath a layer of dirt and rubble, laid a new floor over it, and essentially started over.
—ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2025
The site was first excavated beginning in 1995, and in 2018, scientists began collecting, analyzing and radiocarbon dating fossils unearthed from El Gigante rubbish piles.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Radiocarbon dating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radiocarbon%20dating. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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