AGE AND METALLICITY OF STAR-CLUSTERS IN THE MAGELLANIC CLOUDS

Spectral indices as defined by the Lick group (H beta, Mg-2, Fe5270, F e5335 and NaD) were measured for a sample of 14 clusters in the Magell anic Clouds. Iron and hydrogen indices, together with the integrated c olours (B-V) and (V-K) for these clusters, were used to estimate their ages and metallicities, using calibrations based on single stellar po pulation models. The resulting ages and metallicities are in agreement with ages estimated from colour-magnitude diagrams, and metallicities derived from spectroscopic analises or narrow band photometry.