archaeomagnetism
archeomagnetism
/ (ˌɑːkɪəʊˈmæɡnɪˌtɪzəm) /
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noun
an archaeological technique for dating certain clay objects by measuring the extent to which they have been magnetized by the earth's magnetic field
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Words nearby archaeomagnetism
Archaeocyathid, archaeol., archaeological, archaeologist, archaeology, archaeomagnetism, archaeomagnetism dating, archaeometry, archaeon , archaeopteryx, archaeornis
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