The application of scientific techniques to the dating of archaeological remains.
考古定年学
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This site is designed to be used as a resource for the teaching of archaeometry and archaeological science at universities and, in some cases, secondary schools.
He organises the neutron irradiations for the archaeometry studies.
In its broadest sense, archaeometry represents the interface between archaeology and the natural and physical sciences.
The seminar covers general aspects of archaeometry, given by invited speakers and students.
The National Science Foundation's division of behavioral and cognitive sciences, part of the directorate of social, behavioral, and economic sciences, invites proposals for archaeometry awards under the archaeology program.
Derivatives
archaeometric
adjectiveˌɑːkɪəˈmɛtrɪk
In each of these cases, archaeometric analysis was able to determine a specific source location because the sources were narrowly distributed, often to an area as small as a county.
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The role of ceramics in building chronologies and as signifiers of cultural similarity single this artifact category out as a prime focus for archaeometric research.
This is attributable to researchers' lack of archaeometric expertise, insufficient funding, or an overconfidence in the reliability of macroidentifications.