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Título del libro: New Developments In Paleomagnetism Research
Título del capítulo: Geomagnetic applications in archeology: State of the art and recent advances

Autores UNAM:
AVTANDIL GOGICHAISHVILI; JUAN JULIO MORALES CONTRERAS; ANA MARIA SOLER ARECHALDE;
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Idioma:
Inglés
Año de publicación:
2015
Resumen:

Archeomagnetism is an example of the interdisciplinary nature of most archeometric research: It requires expertise from both earth sciences and archeology, and the results are of benefit for both disciplines (Aitken, 1964). The geophysicist can gain information about the magnetization of materials and the behavior of the geomagnetic field, while the archeologist can use archeomagnetism as a dating tool for baked artifacts. Archeomagnetic dating consists in comparing magnetic parameters (direction and intensity) of an archeological artifact against a known record of geomagnetic variation in order to associate a date to the archeological piece under study. In this chapter, we try to give a general picture of recent archeomagnetic studies and discuss new perspectives in terms of novel materials and methodology improvements in archeomagnetism. The historical development together with the techniques involved for dating are also treated in detail. © 2015 by Nova Science Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved.


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