The use of spectroscopic techniques in the analysis and dating of archaeological and cultural artefacts is now well established. Whether they are used for dating or compositional analysis, the data they produce is invaluable for archaeologists, curators and conservation scientists.
This second edition addresses present microscopic characterization techniques and spectroscopic techniques including, X-Ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy for Archaeological and cultural heritage research applications. The book includes contributions from an international pool of researchers and uses case studies to demonstrate applications of techniques. This edition covers a wider range of cultural heritage objects and has a wider scope than the first edition. The research text is intended for early career researchers and those that are new to the field. The chapters begin from a critical review, include recent trends and are intended to connect the audience to possible future research.
Key Features:
Includes the most common spectroscopic and microscopy techniques Provides an interdisciplinary approach Includes contributions from an international pool of researchers Explores both dating and compositional analysis applications Uses case studies to demonstrate the applications of techniques
Introduction • a short description of uniqueness of such materials and importance of scientific studies • Identify the major problems appearing on the border of the science and museology. • Searching for a contributor Nonlinear optical microscopies for Cultural Heritage studies George Filippidis, Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser (IESL), Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas (FORTH), Crete, Greece Combined use of FTIR spectroscopy and Multivariate Analysis for the classification of materials of interest for Cultural Heritage Alessandra De Lorenzi, Molecular Sciences and Nanotechnology Department, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia, Venice, Italy Spectroscopic Analysis of pigments and Inks in old manuscripts Prof. Vincenzo Palleschi, Head of the Applied and Laser Spectroscopy Lab.Institute of Chemistry, CNR, PISA - ITALY Analysis of Archaeological Ceramics by LIBSProf. Dr. Jorge O. Cáceres Gianni, Director of Laser Chemistry group, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain Spectroscopic Characterization of coatings on pottery Mariateresa Lettieri, Institute of Archaeological Heritage - Monuments and Sites, CNRIBAM, Italy Tooth enamel dosimetry Dra. Verónica Guilarte Moreno, Departamento de Didáctica de las Ciencias Experimentales Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación y del Deporte de Melilla, Universidad de Granada, Spain Energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy studies of Pottery artifacts and Pigments ESR Spectroscopy dating of mollusc shells, corals and other materials Monalisa Mishra, Neural Developmental Biology Lab, Department of Life Science NIT Rourkela, India Mapping of moisture distribution in paintings and wall paintings-NMR spectroscopy applications Noemi Proietti, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Rome, Italy UV-Visible spectroscopy for Characterization of Paints and Pigments- Rossella Yivlialin Hyper spectral imaging in cultural heritage research Marcello Picollo, Institute of Applied Physics, CNR, Florence, Italy Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence for coin analysis Africa Pitarch Martí, Seminari d'Estudis i Recerques Prehistoriques, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain Additional topics as yet without contributors: Raman Spectroscopy applications for dental enamel studies Spectroscopic techniques for Monitoring of artistic stone
Ashutosh Kumar Shukla obtained his BSc, MSc and D Phil from the University of Allahabad. He is an Associate Professor of Physics and currently heads the Physics department at Ewing Christian College, Allahabad, a University of Allahabad institution. In addition to articles and review articles published in peer-reviewed journals, he has authored textbooks and participated as an editor in many edited volumes published by reputed publishers. These edited volumes have been often prepared in collaboration with experts from different countries. He intends to continue pursuing his academic interests, which include Spectroscopy applications in different fields of societal importance.
