Ancient bricks shed light on Earth's magnetic field anomalies 3,000 years ago

London, UK (SPX) Dec 19, 2023

Ancient bricks inscribed with the names of Mesopotamian kings have provided crucial insights into a significant anomaly in Earth's magnetic field that occurred around 3,000 years ago. This discovery, made by a team involving researchers from University College London (UCL), was recently detailed in a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). The researc