archaeometry

or ar·che·om·e·try

[ ahr-kee-om-i-tree ]

/ ˌɑr kiˈɒm ɪ tri /

noun

the branch of archaeology that deals with the dating of archaeological specimens through specific techniques, as radiocarbon dating and amino-acid dating.

Nearby words

archaeological, archaeologist, archaeology, archaeomagnetism, archaeomagnetism dating, archaeometry, archaeon , archaeopteryx, archaeornis, archaeozoic, archaezoology

Origin of archaeometry

First recorded in 1960–65; archaeo- + -metry

Related forms

ar·chae·om·e·trist, noun