Lightning strikes and prehistoric ovens: Determining the source of magnetic anomalies using techniques of environmental magnetism

Geoarchaeology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 449-459

  Maki, David ^a  

^a PE Anderson Engineers   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHTNING; MAGNETIC ANOMALY; MAGNETIC FIELD; PALEOMAGNETISM; PREHISTORIC; REMANENT MAGNETIZATION; SOIL ANALYSIS;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 19844380591     PISSN: 08836353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gea.20059     Document Type: Article

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