A Rock-Magnetic Quest for Possible Ore Sources for the Ancient Iron-Smelting Industry in the Olkhon Region (Lake Baikal, Siberia)
Ancient iron smelting in the Olkhon region (Lake Baikal, Siberia)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8352442 |
|---|---|
| Authors | G G Matasova (0000-0002-7732-5394, Trofimuk Institute of Petroleum Geology and Geophysics SB RAS; Novosibirsk Russia, corresponding author), A Yu Kazansky (0000-0002-8840-0978, Geological Faculty of Lomonosov Moscow State University; Moscow Russia), N O Kozhevnikov (0000-0003-1664-6706, Trofimuk Institute of Petroleum Geology and Geophysics SB RAS; Novosibirsk Russia), S V Snpokov (Irkutsk State University; Irkutsk Russia), A V Kharinsky (National Research Irkutsk State Technical University; Irkutsk Russia) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 511-527 |
| Publication date | 2017-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Archaeometry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-813X • E-ISSN: 1475-4754 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/arcm.12260 |
| OpenAlex | W2523388417 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 31 |
Rock-magnetic techniques were used to examine the topsoil layer of Kurma archaeological site (in the Olkhon region, on the north-western coast of Lake Baikal, Siberia) in an effort to determine the possible sources of iron ores for iron-smelting centres (at about the bc/ad boundary). Measurements have shown a magnetic enhancement of the topsoil due to magnetite grains resulting from weathering of strongly magnetic crystalline rocks. They have also revealed a preliminary picture of the distribution of strongly magnetic topsoils around the ancient iron-smelting centres. Perhaps, in addition to traditional sources of raw materials, the ancient metallurgists used black sand talus as an ore deposit
Archaeology · Geochemistry · Geography · Iron ore · Magnetite · Metallurgy · Mining engineering · Smelting · Soil water · Topsoil · Weathering · Geological and Geochemical Analysis · Geology · Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies · Materials Science · Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts · Paleontology · Soil Science
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| Citations per year | 0.25 |
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| Citation span | 2018 - 2020 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |