obsidian dating


nounArchaeology.
  1. a method of dating obsidian artifacts or debitage by calculating how long it has taken to produce a given thickness of a hydration layer within such matter.

Origin of obsidian dating

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First recorded in 1965–70

Words Nearby obsidian dating

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