A Rejoinder on the Value of Archaeomagnetic Dating: Integrative Methodology Is the Key to Addressing Levantine Iron Age Chronology

Archaeomagnetic dating is a firmly established dating technique applicable to a wide variety of heat-treated anthropological materials and is advantageous for sites that lack materials suitable for radiocarbon dating. To correct recent misinterpretations of the method, we provide examples of how arc...

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Authors: Stillinger, Michele D. (Author) ; Feinberg, Joshua M. (Author) ; Ben-Yosef, Erez (Author) ; Shaar, Ron (Author) ; Hardin, James W. 1964- (Author) ; Blakely, Jeffrey A. 1952- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Chicago Press 2018
In: Near Eastern archaeology
Year: 2018, Volume: 81, Issue: 2, Pages: 141-144
IxTheo Classification:HH Archaeology
KBL Near East and North Africa
Further subjects:B Archaeology
B Method
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Summary:Archaeomagnetic dating is a firmly established dating technique applicable to a wide variety of heat-treated anthropological materials and is advantageous for sites that lack materials suitable for radiocarbon dating. To correct recent misinterpretations of the method, we provide examples of how archaeomagnetic dating curves are calibrated and show how, in some instances, the technique can provide superior results. We emphasize that no single dating technique is capable of resolving the challenging chronology controversies in the Levant, and instead argue that multiple dating methods must be integrated in order to achieve the highest possible temporal resolution.
ISSN:2325-5404
Contains:Enthalten in: Near Eastern archaeology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.5615/neareastarch.81.2.0141