Full‐Vector Archaeomagnetic Dating of a Medieval Limekiln at Pinilla Del Valle Site (Madrid, Spain)

Bibliographic Data

ID8354532
AuthorsÁngel Carrancho (0000-0001-7119-6424, Universidad de Burgos, corresponding author), A Goguitchaichvili (0000-0003-4510-2636, Servicio Arqueomagnético Nacional y Laboratorio Interinstitucional de Magnetismo Natural (LIMNA), Instituto de Geofísica, Unidad Michoacán, Campus Morelia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México México), Juan Morales (0000-0001-7824-0491, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico), J A Espinosa‐Soto (Centro Internacional Estudios Multimedia de Madrid (CIEMAD), C/ Químicas 2, 1 a planta, oficina 1.3; 28925 Alcorcón Madrid Spain), Juan José Villalain (0000-0001-9948-0953, Universidad de Burgos), J L Arsuaga (0000-0001-5361-2295, Instituto de Salud Carlos III), Enrique Baquedano (0000-0002-6079-9390, Museo de San Isidro), Alfredo Pérez-González (0000-0003-1122-9313, Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana), A PÉREZ‐GONZÁLEZ (CENIEH (Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana), Paseo Sierra de Atapuerca s/n, 9002 Burgos Spain)
Year2017
Volume59
Issue2
Pages373-394
Publication date2017-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueArchaeometry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0003-813X • E-ISSN: 1475-4754
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/arcm.12245
OpenAlexW2469136565
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited50

Archaeomagnetic dating based on the full geomagnetic field vector was carried out on a limekiln excavated at Pinilla del Valle archaeological site (Madrid, Spain). The limekiln tradition in this area is largely documented by historical sources for recent centuries but the date of the studied kiln's last use was unknown. The combination of mean archaeomagnetic directional and absolute archaeointensity results shows that the kiln was last used between ad 1296 and 1413, in good agreement with two independent radiocarbon dates. This study provides the first archaeomagnetic evidence that the local limekiln tradition dates back to at least late medieval times. Furthermore, the inclusion of these data in the Iberian secular variation curve and geomagnetic field models will help to improve the archaeomagnetic dating technique

Archaeology · Archaeomagnetic dating · Earth's magnetic field · Geography · Geomagnetic secular variation · Radiocarbon dating · Secular variation · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Geology · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies · Geophysics · Paleontology