Archaeomagnetic investigation of two mediaeval brick constructions in north Belgium and the magnetic anisotropy of bricks
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12133044 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jozef Hus (corresponding author), Souad Ech‐chakrouni (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), Diana Jordanova (0000-0003-0595-3153, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences), Raoul Geeraerts |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 225-253 |
| Publication date | 2003-01-17 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Geoarchaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0883-6353 • E-ISSN: 1520-6548 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/gea.10059 |
| OpenAlex | W2067501111 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 24 |
Archaeomagnetic dates derived from geomagnetic field direction records in baked materials are proposed for a mediaeval brick kiln (from inclination I and declination D) and for bricks from a brick wall (from I only) in northern Belgium. They are used to verify whether a brick chronology based on the format of bricks is feasible in Flanders. The brick kiln yielded a highly reliable average magnetization direction corresponding to an archaeomagnetic date around A.D. 1650, using the British and French geomagnetic field secular variation curves as a reference, at least half a century younger than expected from historical data. The fidelity of the geomagnetic records was controlled by measuring the magnetic anisotropy of the bricks. Anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility (AMS) measurements demonstrate that the bricks have a shape related magnetic fabric, which is induced during the molding process. A test to control whether AMS can substitute for the anisotropy of thermo‐remanent magnetization (ATRM) failed because of induced changes during laboratory heating. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc
Anisotropy · Archaeomagnetic dating · Astrophysics · Brick · Composite material · Declination · Earth's magnetic field · Geomagnetic secular variation · Geomagnetic storm · Kiln · Magnetic field · Magnetization · Metallurgy · Mineralogy · Optics · Paleomagnetism · Physics · Remanence · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies · Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods · Materials Science · Geology · Geophysics
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| Citations per year | 0.25 |
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| Citation span | 2010 - 2019 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |