Geomagnetism and archaeology. Archaeomagnetic dating

6251 Geomagnetism and archaeology. Archaeomagnetic dating M. Kovacheva* (Geophysical Institute - BAS) SUMMARY 5 th Congress of Balkan Geophysical Society — Belgrade Serbia 10 – 16 May 2009The archaeomagnetism covers periods of time in which the remains of human existence are discovered mainly ovens hearts furnaces ceramics as pottery and bricks remains of ancient dated fires. This is an interdisciplinary study which has developed on the basis of tight collaboration with archaeological community. Palaeo- and archaeomagnetic studies are the only ways of discovering the past geomagnetic field behaviour and they play an important role for contemporary geomagnetic field models. The