First directional archaeomagnetic results from Syria: Evidence from Tell Mishrifeh/Qatna

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 165, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 47-52

  Speranza, Fabio ^a   Maritan, Lara ^b   Mazzoli, Claudio ^b,c   Morandi Bonacossi, Daniele ^d   D'Ajello Caracciolo, Francesca ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Archaeomagnetism; Geomagnetic secular variation; Syria

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; PALEOMAGNETISM; SECULAR VARIATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC;

EID: 33645083186     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2006.02914.x     Document Type: Article

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