Global archaeomagnetic data: The state of the art and future challenges

MC Brown, G Hervé, M Korte, A Genevey - Physics of the Earth and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Archaeomagnetic data are fundamental for our understanding of the evolution of Earth's
magnetic field on centennial to millennial timescales. From the earliest studies of the …

Speleothem magnetism

I Lascu, JM Feinberg - Quaternary Science Reviews, 2011 - Elsevier
The magnetic recordings preserved in calcite speleothems and the nature of their
constituent magnetic minerals hold enormous potential for paleomagnetic and …

On improving the selection of Thellier‐type paleointensity data

GA Paterson, L Tauxe, AJ Biggin… - Geochemistry …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The selection of paleointensity data is a challenging, but essential step for establishing data
reliability. There is, however, no consensus as to how best to quantify paleointensity data …

A new chronological framework for Iron Age copper production at Timna (Israel)

E Ben-Yosef, R Shaar, L Tauxe… - Bulletin of the American …, 2012 - journals.uchicago.edu
This paper presents the results of the 2009 excavations at Site 30 in the Timna Valley, Israel.
The results, coupled with a suite of 11 new radiocarbon dates, fix the chronology of the site …

An impactor origin for lunar magnetic anomalies

MA Wieczorek, BP Weiss, ST Stewart - Science, 2012 - science.org
The Moon possesses strong magnetic anomalies that are enigmatic given the weak
magnetism of lunar rocks. We show that the most prominent grouping of anomalies can be …

Large geomagnetic field anomalies revealed in Bronze to Iron Age archeomagnetic data from Tel Megiddo and Tel Hazor, Israel

R Shaar, L Tauxe, H Ron, Y Ebert, S Zuckerman… - Earth and Planetary …, 2016 - Elsevier
Geomagnetic field measurements from the past few centuries show heightened secular
variation activity in the southern hemisphere associated with the south Atlantic anomaly …

Geomagnetic field intensity: How high can it get? How fast can it change? Constraints from Iron Age copper slag

R Shaar, E Ben-Yosef, H Ron, L Tauxe, A Agnon… - Earth and Planetary …, 2011 - Elsevier
The intensity of the geomagnetic field varies over different time scales. Yet, constraints on
the maximum intensity of the field as well as for its maximum rate of change are inadequate …

Thellier GUI: An integrated tool for analyzing paleointensity data from Thellier‐type experiments

R Shaar, L Tauxe - Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Thellier‐type experiments are a method used to estimate the intensity of the ancient
geomagnetic field from samples carrying thermoremanent magnetization. The analysis of …

Back to Solomon's era: results of the first excavations at “Slaves' Hill”(site 34, Timna, Israel)

E Ben-Yosef - Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental …, 2016 - journals.uchicago.edu
Site 34 (“Slaves' Hill”) is a large copper smelting camp located on a flat mesa at the center of
the Timna Valley. The first excavations at the site focused on the main slag mounds, related …

Decadal‐scale variations in geomagnetic field intensity from ancient C ypriot slag mounds

R Shaar, L Tauxe, E Ben‐Yosef… - Geochemistry …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Geomagnetic models based on direct observations since the 1830s show that the averaged
relative change in field intensity on Earth's surface over the past 170 years is less than 4.8 …