Lightning-induced magnetic anomalies on archaeological sites

Archaeological Prospection

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 191-197

  Jones, Geoffrey ^a   Maki, David L ^a  

^a Archaeo Physics LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Gradiometer; Lightning; Lightning induced remanent magnetism (LIRM); Magnetic; Remanence

Indexed keywords

EID: 21844432079     PISSN: 10752196     EISSN: 10990763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/arp.257     Document Type: Article

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