Programs

Area covered by the new midcontinent curve, MCCV04 ( see poster for details).

Archaeomagnetic Research Program

Current Midcontinent Research

Work in the U.S. midcontinent has focused primarily on curve construction and intrasite chronology building. Recently, a curve covering most of the Holocene has been compiled for this region, making calendrical dating possible, particularly for the late prehistoric and historical periods.

This research was summarized in a poster that won the SAA’s 2004 student poster award:

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Mid-Atlantic Research:

MACV01, the mid-Atlantic curve.

Archaeomagnetic research has also been on

going at sites along the Atlantic seaboard, with an emphasis on historical-period sites and features. Archaeomagnetic dating can contribute substantially to the dating of these more recent time periods, given the limitations of radiocarbon dating in this area.

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