archaeomagnetism

archeomagnetism

/ (ˌɑːkɪəʊˈmæɡnɪˌtɪzəm) /

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

Nearby words

archaeocyte,
archaeol.,
archaeological,
archaeologist,
archaeology,
archaeomagnetism dating,
archaeometry,
archaeon,
archaeon ,
archaeopteryx

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