Identifying archaeological wood stack charcoal production sites using geophysical prospection: Magnetic characteristics from a modern wood stack charcoal burn site

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1197-1204

  Powell, Alan J ^a   Wheeler, Jane ^a   Batt, Cathy M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbonisation; Charcoal production; Geophysical prospection; Magnetic susceptibility

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; CHARCOAL; GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY; HEAT TRANSFER; LOW TEMPERATURE; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; WOOD;

EID: 84857117929     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2011.11.005     Document Type: Article

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