archaeometricadj.
/ˌɑːkɪə(ʊ)ˈmɛtrɪk/, U.S. /ˌɑrkioʊˈmɛtrɪk/, /ˌɑrkiəˈmɛtrɪk/ Of, relating to, or concerned with archaeometry (archaeometry n.); suitable for dating or analysis using methods or techniques from the physical sciences.
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archaeographical1799
archaeomagnetic1897
archaeozoological1938
archaeobotanical1954
processual1958
archaeometric1963
processualist1970
1963 R. Carpenter in J. S. Ackerman & R. Carpenter Art & Archaeol. 94 Next to glass and second to it in rank as ‘archaeometric’ material (despite its occurrence in virtually every excavation) is terracotta.
1972 Nature 31 Mar. 225/1 The magnetic charts now being prepared from these data may be used as an archaeometric standard with which to date other remains from this part of the world.
2018 TendersInfo (Nexis) 8 June Little archaeometric research has been conducted on the earlier ceramic phases.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).
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