Greek Archaeomagnetic Intensities: Some Aspects of Reliability and Geophysical Implications

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Oct 1989

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Earth, Moon and Planets, Volume 47, Issue 1, pp.1-13

Computer Science

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Archaeointensity results from Greece for the last 2000 yr have been obtained using thermal and alternating field (AF) demagnetisation techniques. Most of the samples consisted of tiles and bricks derived from Byzantine churches which were epigraphically dated. The accuracy of the dating of the samples (to within a few years) and the comparison of the two techniques for measuring geomagnetic intensity combine to provide a good basis from which to derive meaningful conclusions — i.e. (i) About 70% of the archaeointensity measurements, made by the two methods, were highly compatible, differing less than ±7% from their mean. In 60% of the cases, the AF technique yielded higher palaeointensity results than that for thermal demagnetization. The results for the thermal and AF techniques are discussed in accordance with reliability criteria and attention is drawn to the reliability of archaeointensity data in general. (ii) An overall similarity of the intensity trend was observed for the last 400 years between the AF, the thermal demagnetization and a modelled intensity curve derived from the spherical harmonic coefficients since AD 1600. (iii) A decrease of intensity amounting to 40% is noted in the new data for the period since AD 400, and (iv) a non-dipole disturbance was noted at around AD 1300 in southern Greece, where the intensity changed by about 30% within a period of 30 years or so.

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