Preliminary rock magnetic study of archaeomagnetic samples from Bulgarian prehistoric sites

Journal of Geomagnetism and Geoelectricity

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 543-566

  Jordanova, Neu ^a,b   Petrovsky, Eduard ^a   Kovacheva, Mary ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GEOPHYSICS   (Bulgaria)

^b GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PALAEOINTENSITY; PALAEOMAGNETISM; ROCK MAGNETIC PARAMETERS; UNBLOCKING TEMPERATURE; WEATHERING;

BULGARIA;

EID: 0031440286     PISSN: 00221392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5636/jgg.49.543     Document Type: Article

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