Estimate of the magnetic anisotropy effect on the archaeomagnetic inclination of ancient bricks

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 176, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 213-223

  Tema, Evdokia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Archaeomagnetic dating; Bricks; Inclination error; Magnetic fabric

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY OF MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; ARCHAEOMAGNETIC DATING; ARCHEOMAGNETIC DATING; DEGREE OF ANISOTROPY; EARTH'S MAGNETIC FIELD; INCLINATION ERROR; MAGNETIC FABRIC; MAGNETIC FABRICS; PRINCIPAL AXES; REMANENT MAGNETIZATION;

BRICK; BRICKMAKING; BUILDING MATERIALS; FABRICS; FURNACES; KILNS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; TOOLS;

MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY;

ARCHAEOLOGY; DATING METHOD; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIC INCLINATION; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; PALEOMAGNETISM; THERMOREMANENT MAGNETIZATION;

EID: 69449108490     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pepi.2009.05.007     Document Type: Article

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