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Relationships between human activity and the magnetic properties of soils: a case study in the medieval site of Roissy-en-France

1999; Wiley; Volume: 6; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/(sici)1099-0763(199909)6

1099-0763

Éric Marmet, M Mansour Bina, N. Fédoroff, Alain Tabbagh,

Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods

Archaeological ProspectionVolume 6, Issue 3 p. 161-170 Research Article Relationships between human activity and the magnetic properties of soils: a case study in the medieval site of Roissy-en-France E. Marmet, Corresponding Author E. Marmet [email protected] Département de géophysique appliquée, UMR 7619, 4 pl. Jussieu, 75252 Paris, France AFAN, 7 rue de Madrid, 75008 Paris, FranceDépartement de géophysique appliquée, UMR 7619, 4 pl. Jussieu, 75252 Paris, France.Search for more papers by this authorM. Bina, M. Bina Laboratoire de Géomagnétisme, 4 av. de Neptune, 94107 St Maur-des-fosses, FranceSearch for more papers by this authorN. Fedoroff, N. Fedoroff Laboratoire AGER, Institut National Agronomique, 78250 Thiverval-Grignon, FranceSearch for more papers by this authorA. Tabbagh, A. Tabbagh Département de géophysique appliquée, UMR 7619, 4 pl. Jussieu, 75252 Paris, FranceSearch for more papers by this author E. Marmet, Corresponding Author E. Marmet [email protected] Département de géophysique appliquée, UMR 7619, 4 pl. Jussieu, 75252 Paris, France AFAN, 7 rue de Madrid, 75008 Paris, FranceDépartement de géophysique appliquée, UMR 7619, 4 pl. Jussieu, 75252 Paris, France.Search for more papers by this authorM. Bina, M. Bina Laboratoire de Géomagnétisme, 4 av. de Neptune, 94107 St Maur-des-fosses, FranceSearch for more papers by this authorN. Fedoroff, N. Fedoroff Laboratoire AGER, Institut National Agronomique, 78250 Thiverval-Grignon, FranceSearch for more papers by this authorA. Tabbagh, A. Tabbagh Département de géophysique appliquée, UMR 7619, 4 pl. Jussieu, 75252 Paris, FranceSearch for more papers by this author First published: 14 September 1999 https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-0763(199909)6:3 3.0.CO;2-HCitations: 20AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Abstract Magnetic prospection of archaeological sites depends strongly on the susceptibility, χm, of the upper layer of soils and on their ferrimagnetic mineral content. The minerals involved may be authigenic, biogenic or anthropogenic (by firing). To characterize and identify different ferrimagnetic minerals in several archaeological soils, we performed thermomagnetic and hysteresis measurements on a set of samples. Pedological and micromorphological analyses allow us to determine the relationship between pedological and human activities (ferruginization and anthropogenic objects) and their magnetic parameters. Maghemite was identified by the thermomagnetic curves as the main ferrimagnetic mineral in these archaeological sediments. The link between ferruginization and high magnetic susceptibility is complex. However, a correlation between the ratio of susceptibility to saturation magnetization, χm/Js, and the abundance of anthropogenic objects was observed. In association with magnetic susceptibility and remanent coercive field, we can provide an estimation of human alteration of the sediments. 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