ABSTRACT
Samples from two Quaternary paleosols in Teleki (TV61) and Hobley (HOB19) Valleys were collected for paleomagnetic signatures to determine if paleomagnetism might assist in placing them in the local time-stratigraphic record. In addition, we sought to determine if paleomagnetic characterization would allow detection of possible errors in radiocarbon dated buried A horizons. The results show that paleosols formed during the last glaciation and in the pre-Pleniglacial period can be dated by use of paleomagnetic signal, and in some cases it is possible to identify dated horizons that might be contaminated by biogeochemical contaminants.
