Archaeomagnetism

The dating of archaeological materials by their magnetic properties

Bibliographic Data

ID3919440
AuthorsD H Tarling (Newcastle University, corresponding author)
Year1975
Volume7
Issue2
Pages185-197
Publication date1975-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueWorld Archaeology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0043-8243 • E-ISSN: 1470-1375
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00438243.1975.9979632
OpenAlexW2012531461
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited14

Recent improved understanding of the processes by which archaeological materials may acquire a permanent magnetization means that archaeomagnetic techniques have been improved and a wider variety of materials can now be examined. Similarly, as the time‐variations of the earth's magnetic field are becoming better delineated, an annual, absolute time‐scale, initially based on varve chronology, is likely to become available within the next decade for certain areas. Some geomagnetic features also appear to be world‐wide and already permit international correlations which allow locally determined geomagnetic chronologies to be integrated. As a variety of archaeological materials appear likely to be suitable for dating by this technique it is important that the properties of such materials are examined now so that the full advantage of the magnetic chronology can be gained when the archaeomagnetic time‐scale is established

Archaeology · Archaeomagnetic dating · Cartography · Chronology · Earth's magnetic field · Geography · Geomagnetic secular variation · Geomagnetic storm · Magnetic field · Physics · Scale (ratio · Geology · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies · Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods · Geophysics · Paleontology

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