1. ARCHAEOMAGNETISM DATING EARTH’S MAGNETIC FIELD PALAEOSECULAR VARIATION
Absolute age
Stratigraphy and relative age
Earth’s magnetic field
EARTH’S MAGNETIC FIELD
Description and definitions
Internal and external field
Origin of the Earth’s magnetic field
PALAEOSECULAR VARIATION
Declination, Inclination, Intensity
Direct measurements
Representation of data

2. REMANENT MAGNETISATION
Dia-, para- and ferro-magnetism
Magnetic domains, relaxation time, coercivity
Thermal and detrital magnetisation
Primary and secondary magnetisation
ARCHAEOMAGNETIC METHOD
Basic principles of the method
Measurements
Laboratory-instrumentation
Sampling
Data analyses
BAKED MATERIALS (kilns, fireplaces, bricks, pottery …. )
Remanent Magnetisation
Examples

3. VOLCANIC ROCKS PAINTINGS LAKE SEDIMENTS Remanent Magnetisation
Examples
PAINTINGS
LAKE SEDIMENTS

4. RESULTS AND CASE HISTORIES
Characteristic examples
Secular variation curves from different countries
SPECIAL TOPICS
Burning temperature, ...
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