Dated the 3rd century / dated 3 century

Question

Hello, could you help me to figure it out, please?

"the stone dated the 3rd century" and "the stone dated 3 century"

Which of the two expressions is correct? (or maybe none of them) And is it possible to use them without any prepositions?

I've looked through at least 10 pages covering the word "dated" but wasn't be able to find an answer to my question.

Thank you in advance.

AlpheccaStars · Accepted Answer

Hi;
Do you mean that the stone was an artifact dated to the 3rd century?

Jencha · Answer

Yes. So "dated to the 3rd century" is the only possible variant?

AlpheccaStars · Answer

No, "dated from" is also a possibility. Dated to means that "a date was established for the object by scientific evidence." Dated from is also used, but more with artifacts that have a traceable recorded history. Examples:

a cave in Chile that archaeologist Tom Dillehay dated to roughly 14,500 years ago.
Two feet below that lay the skeleton of a male dated to about 9,800 years ago, according to analysis of a charcoal sample found nearby.
Radiocarbon tests revealed the swan skins dated to around A.D. 1640, the time of civil war in England.

The Mission-style table dated from the early twentieth century.
Two of the memoranda, dated from February, detailed China's requests.

She looked through the bars at the drive leading up to the huge house that dated from the days of Elizabeth and the Welsh-descended Tudors.
I sat in a chrome-and-vinyl chair that must have dated from the forties.

Jencha · Answer

Thank you so much for such a full answer! Now everything's clear to me <img class='emoticon' style='Width:19px;Height:19px;' data-delaysrc='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/1.gif' src='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/1.gif' alt='Emotion: smile'/>

Dated the 3rd century / dated 3 century

Top answer

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

Related Questions