Combined archaeomagnetic and thermoluminescence study of a brick kiln excavated at Fontanetto Po (Vercelli, Northern Italy)

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 2025-2035

  Tema, E ^a,b   Fantino, F ^a   Ferrara, E ^c   Lo Giudice, A ^a   Morales, J ^d   Goguitchaichvili, A ^a,d   Camps, P ^e   Barello, F ^f   Gulmini, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b ALP Alpine Laboratory of Palaeomagnetism   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI RICERCA METROLOGICA   (Italy)

^d INSTITUTO DE MATEMÁTICAS   (Mexico)

^e UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

^f Soprintendenza per i Beni Archeologici del Piemonte e del Museo Antichità Egizie   (Italy)

Author keywords

Archaeomagnetism; Italy; Kiln; Rescue excavation; Thermoluminescence dating

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; COOLING; DEMAGNETIZATION; EXCAVATION; MAGNETIC INTENSITY; PALEOMAGNETISM; REMANENT MAGNETIZATION; THERMOLUMINESCENCE;

ITALY; PIEDMONT [ITALY]; VERCELLI;

EID: 84872707957     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2012.12.011     Document Type: Article

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