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

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Words nearby archaeomagnetism

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