At the end of the first day of creation, the whole earth was covered with water. So, when God gathered the waters together on the second day allowing the dry land to appear - this process might have left marks on the land which give the appearance of what might now be considered signs of age, given our stable, normal conditions.
Likewise when God made the fruit trees on the third day, He made them mature and ready to eat, giving the appearance of age.
And He made the light of the sun, moon and stars to appear immediately upon the earth on the fourth day, again giving the appearance of elapsed time.
Also, the rate of displacement of water required to submerge the whole planet under water in only 40 days during the flood, represented extraordinary conditions which again might have left geologic marks which might today be considered marks of age, given our ordinary conditions. So great and rapid was the displacement of water that what took only 40 days to place took nearly a whole year before it had dried-out enough for Noah to exit the ark!
And 100 years afer the flood the earth was divided. This may mean, geologically divided not just linguistically divided. And this happened not over a long period of time, but in the days of Peleg. If it indeed means geologically divided (perhaps through rising sea-levels or continental drift) then once again, the sudden results could leave the impression of age, considering current norms.
Perhaps some modern dating-methods ought to be considerate of such extraordinary factors.
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