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archaeometry

or ar·che·om·e·try

[ ahr-kee-om-i-tree ]

noun

  1. the branch of archaeology that deals with the dating of archaeological specimens through specific techniques, as radiocarbon dating and amino-acid dating.

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Other Words From

  • archae·ome·trist noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of archaeometry1

First recorded in 1960–65; archaeo- + -metry

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