Sampling for Geomagnetic Dating

In 2007, geomagnetic samples were collected from two heavily burnt contexts at Kerkenes Dağ by Nuretdin and Pınar Kaymakçı of METU. This was part of a much wider study, involving samples collected from archaeological sites across Turkey, to date changes in direction and intensity of magnetic north for Anatolia during the Bronze and Iron Ages. With very promising results achieved by the analysis of the limited samples collected in 2007, additional samples were collected this year from within test trench TT15 to expand this research project (Figs 170 and 171).