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thermoluminescence dating
noun
, Archaeology.
- a method of dating archaeological specimens, chiefly pottery, by measuring the radiation given off by ceramic materials as they are heated.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of thermoluminescence dating1
First recorded in 1965–70
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