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archaeometry
or ar·che·om·e·try
[ ahr-kee-om-i-tree ]
/ ˌɑr kiˈɒm ɪ tri /
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noun
the branch of archaeology that deals with the dating of archaeological specimens through specific techniques, as radiocarbon dating and amino-acid dating.
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