Dates are expressed in radiocarbon years before the present (AD 1950), using the half-life of 5,568 years.

Mladeč is an Aurignacian archaeological site with directly dated remains of early modern human dating to about 31,000 radiocarbon years.

Some authors prefer to define the start of the subatlantic as 2500 radiocarbon years which represents roughly 625 BC.

Bones of H. lemerlei have been dated to about 1,000 years ago (980 200 radiocarbon years before present).

Dredged glass shards indicate submarine eruptive activity during the late-Pleistocene until at least 11,800 radiocarbon years ago.

Fiber-tempered ceramics at Monsú have been dated to 5940 radiocarbon years before present.

White pine charcoal from a hearth context on this level has reported dates to 15,070 radiocarbon years BP.

In the south, the giant ground sloth flourished until about 10,500 radiocarbon years BP.

For example, 3000 30 BP indicates a standard deviation of 30 radiocarbon years.

In 2008, a typical uncertainty better than 40 radiocarbon years can be expected for samples younger than 10,000 years.