Levantine Iron Age Anomaly

Iron Age geomagnetic 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

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* Geomagnetically induced current
* History of Mesopotamia
* Magnetotellurics

## References

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### Citations

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1. ^ Rivera, Pavón-Carrasco & Osete (2023).
2. ^ a b Geggel (2023).

### Works cited

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* Geggel, Laura (December 20, 2023). "Iron oxide baked into Mesopotamian bricks confirms ancient magnetic field anomaly". Live Science. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
* Rivera, P.; Pavón-Carrasco, F. J.; Osete, M. L. (2023). "Modeling geomagnetic spikes: the Levantine Iron Age anomaly". Earth Planets Space. 75 (133): 133. Bibcode:2023EP&S...75..133R. doi:10.1186/s40623-023-01880-x.

### Other sources

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* 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. Bibcode:2019E&PSL.511...55B. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2019.01.021. ISSN 0012-821X. S2CID 134503411.
* Guesgen, Mirjam (December 18, 2023). "Ancient Inscribed Bricks Contain Evidence of Mysterious Magnetic 'Anomaly,' Scientists Find". Vice. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
* Ralls, Eric (December 18, 2023). "Mesopotamian bricks reveal anomaly in Earth's magnetic field 3,000 years ago". Earth.com. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
* 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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