Levantine Iron Age Anomaly

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

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

See also

• Geomagnetically induced current
• History of Mesopotamia
• Magnetotellurics

References

Works cited

• 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

• 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.