Soil and susceptibility: Aspects of thermally induced magnetism within the dynamic pedological system

Archaeological Prospection

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 207-215

  Weston, D G ^a  

^a GSB Prospection Bradford   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fire; Magnetic susceptibility; Magnetic viscosity; Pedology; Thermoremnant magnetism; Waterlogging

Indexed keywords

EID: 19844365263     PISSN: 10752196     EISSN: 10990763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/arp.196     Document Type: Article

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