archeometry

[ ahr-kee-om-i-tree ]

/ ˌɑr kiˈɒm ɪ tri /

noun

Nearby words

archeo-, archeoastronomy, archeocyte, archeokinetic, archeology, archeometry, archeozoic, archeptolemus, archer, archerfish, archery

Related forms

ar·che·om·e·trist, noun

Definition for archeometry (2 of 2)

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.

Origin of archaeometry

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

Related forms

ar·chae·om·e·trist, noun