Archaeomagnetic dating of Santorini volcanic eruptions and fired destruction levels of late Minoan civilization

Downey, W. S.; Tarling, D. H.

doi:10.1038/309519a0

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“…Intensity data reported since 1980 (Liritzis and Thomas 1980) are by far more numerous (for a thorough review see DeMarco et.al., 2008) whereas directional data appeared in 1984 (Downey and Tarling, 1984). Recently new archaeomagnetic data have been obtained following severe selection criteria (Evans & Kondopoulou, 1998, Kovacheva et al, 2000, Kondopoulou & Spatharas, 2002, Tarling et al, 2004, Evans 2006) which leaded to the construction of new intensity (Spatharas, 2005, DeMarco et al, 2008 and directional SVC for Greece (DeMarco, 2007).…”

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Archaeomagnetic Studies in Kilns From N. Greece

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Archaeomagnetic Studies in Kilns From N. Greece

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“…Nevertheless, remanence directions of volcanic rocks give a tool to identify whether there was a certain amount of time lag among their extrusion beyond the limit of radiometric dating method (Bogue and Coe, 1981;McIntosh, 1991). Relative dating based on a comparison of remanence directions has also been considered in archeomagnetism when a standard SV curve is not available (e.g., Downey and Tarling, 1984).…”

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Applications of paleomagnetism in the volcanic field: A case study of the Unzen Volcano, Japan

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A case study is presented for applications of paleomagnetism in the volcanic field. First, the importance of magnetic cleaning was demonstrated for the present-day pyroclastic flow. Some blocks contained a very large secondary component which was removed only after heating to temperatures over 400• C. Second, progressive thermal demagnetization was used to determine the cooling history of volcanic products. In the case of a blockand-ash flow found at a depth of 450 m in a drill core, the emplacement temperature varied from block to block, giving inconsistent results. Some blocks, however, might have undergone rotations during cooling because one or two sharp kinks were often recognized in the orthogonal plots of thermal demagnetization. In another case of a Holocene block-and-ash flow, the remanence directions for block samples were completely scattered. This contradictory observation is interpreted by an eruptive sequence that the blocks had already cooled down below the blocking temperature at the summit when the lava dome was at the stage of endogenous formation. Finally, case studies of lava identification by remanence directions are given. For some lava flows which are coeval in terms of volcano-stratigraphy, remanence directions are different beyond the error, suggesting a short time gap between their extrusion.

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“…A particularly insightful PSV study 27 showed that two burned layers of Cretan palaces correlate superbly with two distinct eruptions of the Santorini volcano, supporting the hypothesis that these eruptions contributed to the downfall of the Minoan civilization. Unfortunately this work did not resolve the absolute age of the eruptions, which remains somewhat controversial.…”

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confidence: 69%