the use of science and modern technology in archaeology to examine and interpret archaeological remains
archaeometry in American English
(ˌɑːrkiˈɑmɪtri)
noun
the branch of archaeology that deals with the dating of archaeological specimens through specific techniques, as radiocarbon dating and amino-acid dating
Also: archeometry
Derived forms
archaeometrist
noun
Word origin
[1960–65; archaeo- + -metry]This word is first recorded in the period 1960–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Pap test, deinstitutionalize, pop art, power play, zip codearchaeo- is a combining form meaning “ancient,” used in the formation of compound words. Otherwords that use the affix archaeo- include: Archaeocyathid, archaebacteria, archaeoastronomy, archaeopteryx; -metry is a combining form with the meaning “the process of measuring” that specified bythe initial element. Other words that use the affix -metry include: allometry, coulometry, optometry, stichometry, thermometry
Examples of 'archaeometry' in a sentence
archaeometry
This research field lies within the domain of archaeometry.
Villegas, M. A., García-Heras, M., Palomar, T. 2009, 'Archaeological and historical glasses: A bibliometric study', Boletín de la Sociedad Española de Cerámica y Vidriohttp://ceramicayvidrio.revistas.csic.es/index.php/ceramicayvidrio/article/view/108/107. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
They provide cleaner water and air by helping in research on pollutants and have unexampled achievements in archaeology and archaeometry.
ل Rahighi 2017, 'Preface', Iranian Journal of Physics Researchhttp://ijpr.iut.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-837&slc_lang=en&sid=1. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The interdisciplinary field of archaeometry covers a wide range of subject categories and disciplines in relation to science and humanities.
Ioannis Liritzis, Elena Korka 2019, 'Archaeometry's Role in Cultural Heritage Sustainability and Development', Sustainabilityhttps://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/7/1972. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)