The laboratory of Dourbes

Hus, J., Geeraerts, R. and J. Plumier, On the suitability of refractrory bricks from a medieval brass melting and working site near Dinant (Belgium) as geomagnetic field recorders, Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, 147,103-116, 2004.

Hus, J., Geeraerts, R. and J. Plumier, Origin of deviations between the remanent magnetisation and inducing geomagnetic field direction in kilns and implications on archeomagnetic dating, Contributions to Geophysics and Geodesy, (Geophysical Institute Slovak Academy of Sciences), 34, 63-64, 2004.

Hus, J., Ech-Chakrouni, S., Jordanova, D. and R. Geeraerts, Archaeomagnetic investigation of two Mediaeval brick constructions in North Belgium and the magnetic anisotropy of bricks. Geoarcheology, 18, 225-253, 2003.

Hus, J., Ech-Chakrouni, S. and D. Jordanova, Origin of magnetic fabric in bricks: its implications in archaeomagnetism, Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 27, 25-31, 1319-1331, 2002.

Hus, J. and Geeraerts, R., The direction of geomagnetic field in Belgium since Roman times and the reliability of archaeomagnetic dating Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 23, 997-1007, 1998.

Role in the Network	Main speciality research areas: secular variation of the geomagnetic field, Quaternary magnetostratigraphy, environmental magnetism, soil and loess magnetism, geomagnetism and climate, magnetic refraction, prospection, anisotropy of archaeological materials. Other factors: The division Environmental Magnetism of the Belgian Royal Meteorological Institute is hosted with the magnetic observatory of IRM in the Centre de Physique du Globe, in a superb environment in the heart of Europe (province of Namur). CPG has experience in training in fundamental and applied Quaternary and archaeomagnetism.
Research Linkage	Links with the Free University of Brussels and Institute of Geophysics in Sofia, Bulgaria. Co-operation with Service de l'Archéologie du Ministère de la Région Wallonne, Institute for the Archaeological Heritage of the Flemish Community (IAP) and archaeological services in Belgian federal institutions and universities. Research interests in China, Syria and loess areas
Senior Scientist	Prof. J. J. Hus (e-mail: jhus@oma.be, Tel.: 003260395482, Fax: 003260395423)
Young researcher	Dr. Simo Spassov
Project	Palaeointensity determination and investigation of rock magnetic properties of samples from Carolingian/Merovingian and Roman sites. Investigation of soils in archaeological sites.
Recent Publications	Hus, J., Geeraerts, R. and J. Plumier, On the suitability of refractrory bricks from a medieval brass melting and working site near Dinant (Belgium) as geomagnetic field recorders, Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, 147,103-116, 2004. Hus, J., Geeraerts, R. and J. Plumier, Origin of deviations between the remanent magnetisation and inducing geomagnetic field direction in kilns and implications on archeomagnetic dating, Contributions to Geophysics and Geodesy, (Geophysical Institute Slovak Academy of Sciences), 34, 63-64, 2004. Hus, J., Ech-Chakrouni, S., Jordanova, D. and R. Geeraerts, Archaeomagnetic investigation of two Mediaeval brick constructions in North Belgium and the magnetic anisotropy of bricks. Geoarcheology, 18, 225-253, 2003. Hus, J., Ech-Chakrouni, S. and D. Jordanova, Origin of magnetic fabric in bricks: its implications in archaeomagnetism, Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 27, 25-31, 1319-1331, 2002. Hus, J. and Geeraerts, R., The direction of geomagnetic field in Belgium since Roman times and the reliability of archaeomagnetic dating Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 23, 997-1007, 1998.
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