5. Conclusions
We compared the paleomagnetic data from the cave sediments with
published magnetic reversal record and were able for the first time to
use the detailed magnetic characteristic of cave sediment and to infer
the specific magnetic reversal (Matuyama-Brunhes). This is possible due
to the nature of the magnetic reversal that we discovered. Note that the
paleopole was residing in the east of Africa and then quickly reappeared
west of North America. We consider this as an important marker signature
for dating the central European paleomagnetic record from this time
period.
The precursor event in our data is a significant anomaly to identify the
behaviour of the Matuyama-Brunhes magnetic reversal. Additionally, we
were able to design a new method for estimation of the accumulation rate
of the cave sediment in Za Hajovnou cave, which until now was not known.