The use of mineral magnetic parameters to characterize archaeological ochres

S. D. Mooney; C. Geiss; M. A. Smith

doi:10.1016/S0305-4403(02)00181-4

The use of mineral magnetic parameters to characterize archaeological ochres

S. D. Mooney, C. Geiss, M. A. Smith

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Abstract

The application of several magnetic parameters to ochre samples has found that they can be used to characterize samples from known ochre quarries. This technique also allows the sourcing of ochre found in archaeological contexts and provides an alternative to geochemical methods of provenancing ochres. Simple magnetic parameters (susceptibility and isothermal remanence) are effective in discriminating between ochre sourced from various quarries, however, more sophisticated parameters are required to ascribe unknown samples to specific sources.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	511-523
Number of pages	13
Journal	Journal of Archaeological Science
Volume	30
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0305-4403(02)00181-4
Publication status	Published - May 2003
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Central Australia
Environmental magnetism
Ochre
Provenance

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