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archaeometallurgy

archaeometallurgy noun: the study of the prehistory of metal extraction and working.

Noun

archaeometallurgy (uncountable)

  1. The study of the prehistory of metal extraction and working

Origin of archaeometallurgy

From archaeo- + metallurgy.

Questions about archaeometallurgy

What does archaeometallurgy mean?
Archaeometallurgy means the study of the prehistory of metal extraction and working.
What part of speech is archaeometallurgy?
Archaeometallurgy is a noun.

Words near archaeometallurgy in the dictionary

  1. archaeome
  2. archaeomes
  3. archaeometallurgical
  4. archaeometallurgist
  5. archaeometallurgists
  6. archaeometallurgy
  7. archaeometric
  8. archaeometrist
  9. archaeometrists
  10. archaeometry
  11. archaeomusicological

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