Glossary:MagSus

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[edit] Magnetic Susceptibility

The degree to which a sample will become magnetised when placed in a magnetic field. Magnetic susceptibility is moderately enhanced by soil formation and strongly enhanhanced by burning.

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Adapted from: English Heritage (2004) Geoarchaeology: Using earth sciences to understand the archaeological record. UK: English Heritage Publishing.

and, French, C.(2003) Geoarchaeology in Action: Studies in soil micromorphology and landscape evolution. London: Routledge. ISBN: 0-415-27310-2


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