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Ashalim (archaeological site)

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25: 218:(NRM) by an artificial Thermal Remanent Magnetization (TRM) in a laboratory using an oven with a controlled magnetic field. The changes in magnetic remanence during experiments are commonly represented graphically. 240:, at the late 5th millennium BCE. Based on chemical and lead isotope analysis done by archaeologists, it was found that this unique object was made of almost pure metallic lead, likely smelted from 182:
and is believed to be associated with the Faynan ore deposits, as the nearest significant source of ore was over 100 kilometers away. In 2002, Y. Israel re-surveyed the site.
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Ben-Yosef's study's main goal was to place four copper production sites of the Arabah Valley in their chrono-cultural context. The information gathered through
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uses the magnetic intensities found in samples – often samples of baked clay – to determine with which period of magnetic fluctuation their deposition aligns.
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provides insight into this region's copper production and trade system, suggesting that all the sites belong to the same chronological phase.
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From 2008 to 2009, Ben-Yosef and his team surveyed and mapped the three slag scatters and collected samples for archaeomagnetic studies.
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samples due to their glassy texture. However, these samples are only good for retrieving intensity values, not directions.
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The potential of archaeomagnetic dating has increased due to recent technological improvements. Using the
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The furthest known deposits from the Arabah Valley are three slag scatters at the center of this site.
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object was found lodged onto a wooden shaft in a cave located in Ashalim, dating back to the Late
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is one of four metallurgical sites investigated by Ezra Ben-Yosef in his 2008 study of the
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Ben-Yosef, E.; Gidding, A.; Tauxe, L.; Davidovich, U.; Najjar, M.; Levy, T.E. (2016).
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The Thellier-Thellier method is gradually replacing the
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