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Physics Methods in Archaeometry
About this book
The role of exact sciences in connection with cultural heritage now is well established and a new scientific branch has been generated: Archaeometry. Literally, Archaeometry means measurement on ancient objects. It is a multidisciplinary field of investigations where the rigorous methods of exact sciences give a fundamental contribution to solving the problems associated with conservation and restoration, as well as to the study itself of the cultural heritage. Archaeometry, as a scientific research field, involves interdisciplinary groups formed by scholars of the humanistic area together with scientists: physicists, chemists, mathematicians, biologists, engineers, etc. The primary justification for the need of involving exact sciences in the field which, in the past, traditionally has been exclusive of Art Historians must no doubt be found in the conservation and restoration activities. The second argument which, in the public opinion, justifies the involvement of science with the world of Art is the confidence that scientific methods are infallible in unmasking forgeries. But in our opinion the awareness of the central role of scientific methods as a support for philological and historical investigations is still very little diffuse or, at least, finds it hard to become widespread. Perhaps also because of our mentality, Physics, compared to chemistry, is more apt to find applications in a context free from authentication or conservation implications.
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Yes, you can access Physics Methods in Archaeometry by M. Martini,M. Milazzo,M. Piacentini in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Physical Sciences & Physics. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Title Page
- Indice
- Preface
- Gruppo fotografico dei partecipanti al Corso
- Optical spectroscopy and colorimetry
- Distance and transformation in the multivariate analysis of archaeometric data
- Thermodynamics for cultural heritage
- Ion beam techniques for the analysis of archaeological metallic artefacts
- Information technologies applied to scientific examination of museum collections
- Scientific techniques and methodologies for the provenance of white marbles
- The physical basis of thermoluminescence dating and its applications
- Quantitative XRF analysis in archaeometric applications
- The gilding of other metals since 3000 BC. "All that glisters is not gold"
- The manufacture of wire since the Bronze Age: A technological investigation using the microscope
- The scientific work on the Sutton Hoo ship burial
- Unmasking forged antiquities. How scientific techniques are used to expose fakes in museum collections
- Synchrotron radiation and neutrons in archaeological and cultural heritage science
- Archaeometallurgy: Examples of the application of scientific methods to the provenance of archaeological metal objects
- Image spectroscopy for diagnostics and conservation of contemporary art
- Archaeometry - an overview
- Production technology of ancient pottery
- Glass and related vitreous materials
- Glazed pottery
- Radionuclide dating in archaeology by accelerator mass spectrometry
- Scientific methods and applications to archaeological provenance studies
- Stable isotopes and diet: You are what you eat
- Physics and archaeological time: Luminescence and particle track dating
- Innovative systems for digital radiography and computed tomography: Applications to cultural heritage diagnostics
- Forensic science trace evidence approaches in archaeology
- Thermographic testing on historic building
- Elenco dei partecipanti