Dating a medieval pottery workshop of the city of Burgos (Spain): Archaeomagnetic and archaeological evidences

Lagunilla, Ángela Herrejón; Villalaín, Juan José; Carrancho, Ángel; Fernández, Carmen Alonso; Jiménez-Echevarría, Javier; Pavón‐Carrasco, F. J.

doi:10.1016/j.pepi.2021.106723

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“…The concept of archaeomagnetic dating is based on comparing paleomagnetic direction and/or intensity from an archaeological feature or a collection of finds with a reference geomagnetic secular variation curve ( 7 ). According to one approach, a probability distribution of ages is calculated using a curve constructed independently from the object being dated ( 8 – 11 ). According to another approach, adopted here following Livermore et al.…”

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Reconstructing biblical military campaigns using geomagnetic field data

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et al. 2022

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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The Hebrew Bible and other ancient Near Eastern texts describe Egyptian, Aramean, Assyrian, and Babylonian military campaigns to the Southern Levant during the 10th to sixth centuries BCE. Indeed, many destruction layers dated to this period have been unearthed in archaeological excavations. Several of these layers are securely linked to specific campaigns and are widely accepted as chronological anchors. However, the dating of many other destruction layers is often debated, challenging the ability to accurately reconstruct the different military campaigns and raising questions regarding the historicity of the biblical narrative. Here, we present a synchronization of the historically dated chronological anchors and other destruction layers and artifacts using the direction and/or intensity of the ancient geomagnetic field recorded in mud bricks from 20 burnt destruction layers and in two ceramic assemblages. During the period in question, the geomagnetic field in this region was extremely anomalous with rapid changes and high-intensity values, including spikes of more than twice the intensity of today’s field. The data are useful in the effort to pinpoint these short-term variations on the timescale, and they resolve chronological debates regarding the campaigns against the kingdoms of Israel and Judah, the relationship between the two kingdoms, and their administrations.

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confidence: 99%