A comparison of archaeointensity results from Chinese ceramics using microwave and conventional Thellier's and Shaw's methods

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 136, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 714-718

  Shaw, J ^a   Yang, S ^a   Rolph, T C ^a   Sun, F Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Archaeomagnetism; Ceramics; China; Microwaves; Palaeointensity

Indexed keywords

CERAMICS; MAGNETIC INTENSITY; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PALEOMAGNETISM;

EID: 0032891845     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.1999.00765.x     Document Type: Article

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