archaeometry, archeometry The large field of work that entails the physical and/or chemical analyses (measurement) of archaeological substances, their constituents, ages, residues, etc. Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/1302/4
the branch of archaeology that deals with the dating of archaeological specimens through specific techniques, as radiocarbon dating and amino-acid dating. Found on https://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/archaeometry