Levantine Iron Age Anomaly

The Levantine Iron Age Anomaly (LIAA) was a geomagnetic anomaly which occurred between 1050 and 700 BCE.^[1]

The anomaly was identified and dated via iron oxide grains baked into ancient bricks from Mesopotamia.^[2] The names of Mesopotamian kings inscribed into the cuneiform tablets helped scientists determine the dates of the anomaly.^[2]

See also

• Geomagnetically induced current
• History of Mesopotamia
• Magnetotellurics

References

Citations

Works cited

• Geggel, Laura (December 20, 2023). "Iron oxide baked into Mesopotamian bricks confirms ancient magnetic field anomaly". Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/iron-oxide-baked-into-mesopotamian-bricks-confirms-ancient-magnetic-field-anomaly. 
• Rivera, P.; Pavón-Carrasco, F. J.; Osete, M. L. (2023). "Modeling geomagnetic spikes: the Levantine Iron Age anomaly". Earth Planets Space 75 (133): 133. doi:10.1186/s40623-023-01880-x. Bibcode: 2023EP&S...75..133R. 

Other sources

• Béguin, Annemarieke; Filippidi, Amalia; de Lange, Gert J.; de Groot, Lennart V. (2019). "The evolution of the Levantine Iron Age geomagnetic Anomaly captured in Mediterranean sediments". Earth and Planetary Science Letters 511: 55–66. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2019.01.021. ISSN 0012-821X. Bibcode: 2019E&PSL.511...55B. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0012821X19300378. 
• Guesgen, Mirjam (December 18, 2023). "Ancient Inscribed Bricks Contain Evidence of Mysterious Magnetic 'Anomaly,' Scientists Find". Vice. https://www.vice.com/en/article/4a3pam/ancient-inscribed-bricks-contain-evidence-of-mysterious-magnetic-anomaly-scientists-find. 
• Ralls, Eric (December 18, 2023). "Mesopotamian bricks reveal anomaly in Earth's magnetic field 3,000 years ago". Earth.com. https://www.earth.com/news/mesopotamian-bricks-reveal-anomaly-in-earths-magnetic-field-3000-years-ago/. 
• Tema, E.; Di Chiara, A.; Herrero-Bervera, E., eds (2020). Geomagnetic Field Variations in the Past: New Data, Applications and Recent Advances. United Kingdom: Geological Society. ISBN 978-1786204738. 

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