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title = "Mapping magnetism: Geophysical modelling of stratigraphic features by using in situ magnetic susceptibility measurements at Pinnacle Point 5-6 North, South Africa",
abstract = "This study utilizes geostatistical modelling of magnetic susceptibility (MS) for geophysical prospection of archaeological stratigraphy at the Middle Stone Age rock shelter site of Pinnacle Point 5-6 North. These models are overlaid onto high-resolution photography of the stratigraphic sequence to study the lateral and vertical changes within the magnetic signature of the archaeological sequence and correlate these changes to micromorphological interpretations previously made at the site. In situ analysis is reinforced by laboratory magnetic mineralogical analysis utilizing MS; frequency-dependent susceptibility (χFD); isothermal remanent magnetization; and anhysteric remanent magnetization to understand the composition of the magnetic minerals creating the in situ signature. This study shows that there is consistent variation in the magnetic signatures of the sequence that can be mapped with in situ MS; there is a correlation with laboratory analysis of magnetic mineralogy, which provides insight into changes in human behaviour; and our models correlate well with micromorphological interpretations of the site.",
keywords = "Middle Stone Age, Palaeolithic, South Africa, anthropogenic deposits, digital models, environmental magnetics, magnetic susceptibility",
author = "Ada Dinckal and Fisher, {Erich C.} and Herries, {Andy I.R.} and Marean, {Curtis W.}",
note = "Funding Information: The authors acknowledge the support through grants of the National Science Foundation (BCS-0524087, BCS-1138073 and BCS-1460376), Hyde Family Foundations, the Institute of Human Origins (IHO) at Arizona State University and the John Templeton Foundation to the Institute of Human Origins at Arizona State University; as these organizations supported the excavations at PP5-6N. Funding for the magnetic analysis was provided by the Australian Research Council Future Fellowship FT120100399 to AIRH. The opinions expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of any of these funding organizations. The authors would also like to extend our gratitude to the editors at Geoarchaeology and those who reviewed this submission. Their insights have greatly improved this paper. Open access publishing facilitated by La Trobe University, as part of the Wiley - La Trobe University agreement via the Council of Australian University Librarians. Funding Information: The authors acknowledge the support through grants of the National Science Foundation (BCS‐0524087, BCS‐1138073 and BCS‐1460376), Hyde Family Foundations, the Institute of Human Origins (IHO) at Arizona State University and the John Templeton Foundation to the Institute of Human Origins at Arizona State University; as these organizations supported the excavations at PP5‐6N. Funding for the magnetic analysis was provided by the Australian Research Council Future Fellowship FT120100399 to AIRH. The opinions expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of any of these funding organizations. The authors would also like to extend our gratitude to the editors at Geoarchaeology and those who reviewed this submission. Their insights have greatly improved this paper. Open access publishing facilitated by La Trobe University, as part of the Wiley ‐ La Trobe University agreement via the Council of Australian University Librarians. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2022 The Authors. Geoarchaeology published by Wiley Periodicals LLC.",
year = "2022",
month = nov,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1002/gea.21924",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "37",
pages = "840--857",
journal = "Geoarchaeology",
issn = "0883-6353",
publisher = "John Wiley and Sons Inc.",
number = "6",
}