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dating: archaeomagnetism  

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  • Measures the remanent magnetisation direction of mafnetic minerals. Useful for dating fired structures, in-situ since their last firing, and for sediments settling from non turbulent water bodies. In the UK, calibration data extends back to 1 BC.

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  • http://thesaurus.historicengland.org.uk/thesaurus_term.asp?thes_no=56&term_no=14214

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