Archaeomagnetic dating of a High Middle Age likely iron working site in Corroy-le-Grand (Belgium)

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 33, Issue 6-7, 2008, Pages 544-556

  Spassov, Simo ^a   Hus, Jozef ^a   Geeraerts, Raoul ^a   Heller, Frédéric ^b  

^a ROYAL METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF BELGIUM   (Belgium)

^b Direction generale de l'Aménagement du Territoire du Logement et de Patrimoine ^*  (Belgium)

Author keywords

Archaeomagnetic dating; Archaeomagnetism; Belgium; Goethite; Iron working site; Rock magnetism

Indexed keywords

GEOCHRONOLOGY; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; MAGNETIZATION; ROCK MECHANICS;

ARCHAEOMAGNETIC DATING; ARCHAEOMAGNETISM; GOETHITE; ROCK MAGNETISM;

GEOPHYSICS;

ARCHAEOLOGY; DATING METHOD; GOETHITE; IRON; MAGNETIC FIELD; MIDDLE AGES; PALEOMAGNETISM; REMANENT MAGNETIZATION;

BELGIUM; BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 43749114495     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2008.02.037     Document Type: Article

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