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Abstract In this study we focus on the investigation of the absolute intensity records of two volcanic subsequences, aiming to enrich the global paleointensity database for the last 5 Ma, which currently shows important dispersion. We present new absolute paleointensities obtained from the Plio‐Pleistocene volcanic sequence of Korkhi (Djavakheti Highland, Georgia) (41°27′31″N, 43°27′55″E). Korkhi is divided into two lava flow subsequences dated at 3.11 ± 0.20 Ma and 1.85 ± 0.08 Ma. Paleomagnetic directions previously published (Sánchez‐Moreno et al., 2018,https://doi.org/10.1029/2017GC007358) show a normal polarity in the lower Korkhi subsequence and a reverse‐to‐intermediate polarity in the upper Korkhi subsequence. The new paleointensity determinations are obtained through two different Thellier‐type protocols (Thellier‐Thellier and IZZI) and the corrected multispecimen method. We utilize different selection criteria and interpretation approaches (TTB, CCRIT, BiCEP and multimethod), and we make a critical evaluation on their application on complex magnetic behaviors, such as often found in volcanic rocks. Finally, we obtained a paleointensity of 70 μT in upper Korkhi and 14 paleointensities in lower Korkhi that vary between 5.2 and 37.2 μT. These results agree with a recently proposed non‐Geocentric Axial Dipole (GAD) hypothesis for the last ∼1.5 Ma (Cych et al., 2023,https://doi.org/10.1029/2023JB026492), and with low field strength for the 3–4 Ma. 

Paleomagnetic, rock magnetic, or geomagnetic data found in the MagIC data repository from a paper titled: Age of the Plio-Pleistocene boundary in the Vrica section, southern Italy 

Paleomagnetic, rock magnetic, or geomagnetic data found in the MagIC data repository from a paper titled: $$^{40}Ar/^{39}Ar$$Age Calibration of the Litho- and Paleomagnetic Stratigraphies of the Ngorora Formation, Kenya 

Paleomagnetic, rock magnetic, or geomagnetic data found in the MagIC data repository from a paper titled: An archaeomagnetic study of the Ishtar Gate, Babylon 

Data from the marriage of paleomagnetism and archaeology (archaeomagnetism) are the backbone of attempts to create geomagnetic field models for ancient times. Paleointensity experimental design has been the focus of intensive efforts and the requirements and shortcomings are increasingly well understood. Some archaeological materials have excellent age control from inscriptions, which can be tied to a given decade or even a specific year in some cases. In this study, we analyzed fired mud bricks used for the construction of the Ishtar Gate, the entrance complex to the ancient city of Babylon in Southern Mesopotamia. We were able to extract reliable intensity data from all three phases of the gate, the earliest of which includes bricks inscribed with the name of King Nebuchadnezzar II (605 to 562 BCE). These results (1) add high quality intensity data to a region relatively unexplored so far (Southern Mesopotamia), (2) contribute to a better understanding of paleosecular variation in this region, and the development of an archaeomagnetic dating reference for one of the key regions in the history of human civilizations; (3) demonstrate the potential of inscribed bricks (glazed and unglazed), a common material in ancient Mesopotamia, to archaeomagnetic studies; and (4) suggest that the gate complex was constructed some time after the Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem, and that there were no substantial chronological gaps in the construction of each consecutive phase. The best fit of our data (averaging 136±2.1 ZAm²) with those of the reference curve (the Levantine Archaeomagnetic Curve) is 569 BCE. 

Paleomagnetic, rock magnetic, or geomagnetic data found in the MagIC data repository from a paper titled: New paleomagnetic results from the Eureka Sound Group: Implications for the age of early Tertiary Arctic biota 

Paleomagnetic, rock magnetic, or geomagnetic data found in the MagIC data repository from a paper titled: A time framework based on magnetostratigraphy for the siwalik sediments of the Khaur area, Northern Pakistan 

Paleomagnetic, rock magnetic, or geomagnetic data found in the MagIC data repository from a paper titled: Long-term trends in paleointensity: The contribution of DSDP/ODP submarine basaltic glass collections 

Paleomagnetic, rock magnetic, or geomagnetic data found in the MagIC data repository from a paper titled: 11 million years of Oligocene geomagnetic field behaviour