Unblocking temperature of secondary magnetic component to outline anomaly thermomagnetic maps of archaeological fireplaces from the southern region of Mexico City, Mexico

We report a magnetic study of two preceramic hearths located at the southern region of Mexico City. Thermal demagnetization was applied between 200 to 540 °C to define the remanent magnetization components. The maximum unblocking temperature of the secondary magnetic component reached due to the las...

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Main Authors: Arnaldo Hernández-Cardona, Luis Manuel Alva-Valdivia, Guillermo Acosta-Ochoa, Amar Agarwal, Tamara Cruz-y-Cruz, Emily McClung de Tapia
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Published: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 2019-11-01
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Luis Manuel Alva-Valdivia
Guillermo Acosta-Ochoa
Amar Agarwal
Tamara Cruz-y-Cruz
Emily McClung de Tapia
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description We report a magnetic study of two preceramic hearths located at the southern region of Mexico City. Thermal demagnetization was applied between 200 to 540 °C to define the remanent magnetization components. The maximum unblocking temperature of the secondary magnetic component reached due to the last heating was identified in most samples. They were used to develop thermomagnetic anomaly source maps. The direction of this component was used to place the blocks to their last cooling spot and configurate a real and primal magnetic anomaly map produced by the thermoremanent magnetization acquired. A protocol to relocate blocks frame is proposed using geomagnetic secular variation curves. The thermomagnetic mapping revealed the position and temperature (220 to 460 °C) of the last heat sources. The distribution of these sources allowed to model an extensional zone of benefit and probable uses of the hearths.
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spelling doaj-art-d77e3d41e14e4340bd3ace8bc7db60802025-08-20T03:44:54ZengUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoRevista Mexicana de Ciencias Geológicas1026-87742007-29022019-11-0136310.22201/cgeo.20072902e.2019.3.1528Unblocking temperature of secondary magnetic component to outline anomaly thermomagnetic maps of archaeological fireplaces from the southern region of Mexico City, MexicoArnaldo Hernández-Cardona0Luis Manuel Alva-Valdivia1Guillermo Acosta-Ochoa2Amar Agarwal3Tamara Cruz-y-Cruz4Emily McClung de Tapia5Posgrado en Ciencias de la Tierra, Instituto de Geofísica, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito de la Investigación Científica, C.P. 04510 Mexico City, Mexico.Laboratorio de Paleomagnetismo, Instituto de Geofísica, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito de la Investigación Científica, C.P. 04510 Mexico City, Mexico.Instituto de Investigaciones Antropológicas. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria 04510, Mexico City, Mexico.Institute of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Geology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.Instituto de Investigaciones Antropológicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria 04510, Mexico City, Mexico.Instituto de Investigaciones Antropológicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria 04510, Mexico City, Mexico.We report a magnetic study of two preceramic hearths located at the southern region of Mexico City. Thermal demagnetization was applied between 200 to 540 °C to define the remanent magnetization components. The maximum unblocking temperature of the secondary magnetic component reached due to the last heating was identified in most samples. They were used to develop thermomagnetic anomaly source maps. The direction of this component was used to place the blocks to their last cooling spot and configurate a real and primal magnetic anomaly map produced by the thermoremanent magnetization acquired. A protocol to relocate blocks frame is proposed using geomagnetic secular variation curves. The thermomagnetic mapping revealed the position and temperature (220 to 460 °C) of the last heat sources. The distribution of these sources allowed to model an extensional zone of benefit and probable uses of the hearths. https://rmcg.unam.mx/index.php/rmcg/article/view/1528magnetic anomaly mappinghearthsPlaya Phasesouthern Mexico CityMexico
spellingShingle Arnaldo Hernández-Cardona
Luis Manuel Alva-Valdivia
Guillermo Acosta-Ochoa
Amar Agarwal
Tamara Cruz-y-Cruz
Emily McClung de Tapia
Unblocking temperature of secondary magnetic component to outline anomaly thermomagnetic maps of archaeological fireplaces from the southern region of Mexico City, Mexico
Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geológicas
magnetic anomaly mapping
hearths
Playa Phase
southern Mexico City
Mexico
title Unblocking temperature of secondary magnetic component to outline anomaly thermomagnetic maps of archaeological fireplaces from the southern region of Mexico City, Mexico
title_full Unblocking temperature of secondary magnetic component to outline anomaly thermomagnetic maps of archaeological fireplaces from the southern region of Mexico City, Mexico
title_fullStr Unblocking temperature of secondary magnetic component to outline anomaly thermomagnetic maps of archaeological fireplaces from the southern region of Mexico City, Mexico
title_full_unstemmed Unblocking temperature of secondary magnetic component to outline anomaly thermomagnetic maps of archaeological fireplaces from the southern region of Mexico City, Mexico
title_short Unblocking temperature of secondary magnetic component to outline anomaly thermomagnetic maps of archaeological fireplaces from the southern region of Mexico City, Mexico
title_sort unblocking temperature of secondary magnetic component to outline anomaly thermomagnetic maps of archaeological fireplaces from the southern region of mexico city mexico
topic magnetic anomaly mapping
hearths
Playa Phase
southern Mexico City
Mexico
url https://rmcg.unam.mx/index.php/rmcg/article/view/1528
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