archaeometry

or ar·che·om·e·try

[ ahr-kee-om-i-tree ]

noun

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

Other Words From

• archae·ome·trist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of archaeometry¹

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