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dc.contributor.authorCarrancho Alonso, Ángel 
dc.contributor.authorHerrejón Lagunilla, Ángela 
dc.contributor.authorVergés, Josep Maria .
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-08T11:26:21Z
dc.date.available2018-09-01T02:45:06Z
dc.date.issued2016-09
dc.identifier.issn1040-6182
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10259/4594
dc.description.abstractRecent archaeomagnetic studies carried out on Mid-to Late Holocene burnt anthropogenic cave sediments have shown that under certain conditions, these materials are suitable geomagnetic field recorders. Archaeomagnetic analyses carried out on these contexts constitute a rich source of information not only for geophysical purposes -in terms of reconstructing the variation of Earth's magnetic field in the past- but also from the archaeological point of view, for example by archaeomagnetic dating. Here, we report three different archaeomagnetic applications to the study of burnt cave sediments: (i) archaeomagnetic dating; (ii) determining palaeotemperatures and (iii) assessing post-depositional processes. The first case study is a dating attempt carried out on a Late Holocene (Bronze Age) burnt level from El Mirador Cave (Burgos, Spain). Using the directional European secular variation curve, several dating intervals were obtained for the last burning of this combustion feature. Considering the archaeological evidence and the independent radiometric (14C) dating available the possible ages obtained are discussed. This is the first archaeomagnetic dating obtained in these contexts so far. The second case study is an application of the method to determine the last heating temperatures reached by the carbonaceous facies of these fires. Stepwise thermal demagnetization of oriented samples can be used to quantitatively estimate heating temperatures. An intermediate normal polarity component interpreted as a partial thermo-remanence (pTRM) with maximum unblocking temperatures of 400 e450 C was systematically identified, revealing the last heating temperatures experienced by this facies. These temperatures were confirmed with partial thermomagnetic curve experiments. Finally, archaeomagnetic analyses on a partially bioturbated burning event were performed in order to evaluate until what spatial extent the burnt sediments were affected by post-depositional mechanical alteration processes. For each case study, the archaeological implications are discussed highlighting the potential of archaeomagnetic methods to retrieve archaeological information.en
dc.description.sponsorshipMINECO projects CGL2012-32149 and CGL2012- 38481en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.language.isoenges
dc.publisherElsevieren
dc.relation.ispartofQuaternary International. 2016, V. 414, p. 244-257en
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectFumiersen
dc.subjectHoloceneen
dc.subjectThermoremanent magnetizationen
dc.subjectSecular variationen
dc.subjectAshesen
dc.subjectBronze Ageen
dc.subject.otherPhysicsen
dc.subject.otherPaleontologyen
dc.subject.otherFísicaes
dc.subject.otherPaleontologíaes
dc.titleThree archaeomagnetic applications of archaeological interest to the study of burnt anthropogenic cave sedimentsen
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.rights.accessRightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2015.10.010
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.quaint.2015.10.010
dc.type.hasVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionen


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