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- noun archaeology, metallurgy The study of the
prehistory ofmetal extraction and working
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In applying his expertise in the fields of chemistry and statistics to archaeological problems, Harbottle has been at the forefront of research in radiocarbon dating, archaeometallurgy, and raw material sourcing.
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Weizmann archaeology researchers have a laboratory on the site here, along with equipment to study archaeometallurgy, ancient DNA, radiocarbon dating and micromorphology, the microscopic structures found in organisms and soil.
NYT > Home Page By SAM ROBERTS 2012
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