ADDITIONAL ARCHAEOMAGNETIC DATA ON THE SOUTH‐WEST USA MASTER GEOMAGNETIC POLE CURVE*

• Published in: Archaeometry
• Main Authors: LABELLE, J. M., EIGHMY, J. L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1997
• Subjects: Geomagnetic Pole
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-4754.1997.tb00818.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1475-4754.1997.tb00818.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1475-4754.1997.tb00818.x

Archaeomagnetic dating in the American south‐west is progressing rapidly in terms of both method and application. Of particular importance has been the creation of a master curve of geomagnetic direction change for the region. However, confirmation, extension and refinement of this curve are always welcome contributions to the technique. So, efforts are under way to accumulate a large body of well‐dated virtual geomagnetic pole positions and document these through publication so that the basis for dating samples of unknown age can be evaluated. This article adds 23 new dated pole positions to the list discussed in Eighmy (1991) and reports the results of our experiments with refining the south‐west USA master curve, especially the creation of a new south‐west master curve, SWCV595.