Science for Cultural Heritage: Technological Innovation and Case Studies in Marine and Land Archaeology in the Adriatic Region and Inland

Introduction......Page 6
CONTENTS......Page 10
Program......Page 14
Archaeological and Archaeometric Data in the Study of the Athlete of Croatia M. Michelucci......Page 20
1. Introduction......Page 34
2. Ion beam analysis at RBI......Page 36
3. Example: Analysis of pigments at the ion microprobe......Page 38
References......Page 41
Introduction......Page 42
1.1. In Field EDXRF spectrometer......Page 43
2.1. Alloys composition......Page 44
2.2. Results of the superficial mapping with a EDXRF spectrometer......Page 47
References......Page 48
1. IBA methods......Page 50
2. Analysis of glass and ceramic materials......Page 51
3. Metals......Page 53
5. Differential measurements......Page 56
References......Page 57
In Situ Chemical Composition Analysis of Cultural Heritage Objects Using Portable X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry D. Wegrzynek, E. Chinea-Cano, A. Markowicz, S. Bamford, G. Buzanich , P. Wobrauschek, Ch. Streli, M. Griesser, K. Uhlir and A. Mendoza-Cuevas......Page 60
2. EXPERIMENTAL......Page 61
3.1. Qualitative Analysis......Page 65
3.2. Quantitative Analysis......Page 67
4. CONCLUSIONS......Page 72
LITERATURE......Page 73
1. Introduction......Page 74
2.1. Multi-fold ground-penetrating radar (mgpr)......Page 76
2.3. Seismic tomography......Page 77
3.1. Test site A – Medinet Madi......Page 78
3.2. Test site B – Aquileia......Page 79
3.3. Test site C – Udine......Page 80
4. Results......Page 81
5. Conclusions......Page 84
References......Page 85
Thermoluminescence......Page 88
Detection of TL signal......Page 89
Thermoluminescence dating......Page 90
Dating applications......Page 91
Excavation archaeology......Page 92
Historical buildings......Page 93
Burnt flints......Page 94
Archaeological glasses......Page 95
Clay-cores......Page 96
Conclusions......Page 97
References......Page 98
1. INTRODUCTION......Page 104
2. FAN BEAM SYSTEM......Page 105
4. Micro-CT system......Page 107
5. Intensified tomographic system for medium-size objects.......Page 109
Transportable CT system for large objects.......Page 111
6. Conclusions......Page 116
7. REFERENCES......Page 117
1.1. Cosmic Rays from Galactic Space to Earth......Page 119
1.2. The Cosmic Rays detector......Page 120
1.3. Underground Radiography......Page 121
2.1. Underground Radiography in Aquileia......Page 122
References......Page 126
1. Why science & technology for cultural heritage?......Page 127
2. Some preliminary remarks......Page 128
3. Examination, characterisation, analysis of cultural heritage artefacts......Page 130
5. Conclusion......Page 131
References......Page 132
Presentation of DEMGOL: Online Etymological Dictionary of Greek Mythology E. Pellizer......Page 144
1. Foreword......Page 150
2. The point......Page 151
3.1.1. Archaeological Research nowadays: the example of the Etruscan Sanctuary of Poggio Colla-Vicchio (Firenze).......Page 153
3.1.2. Il Cantiere della Navi di Pisa e Centro di Restauro del Legno Bagnato (“Pisa Ancient Ships Yard and Restoration Centre of Waterlogged Wood”).......Page 154
3.2. The Restoration Laboratory at Aquileia.......Page 155
3.4. The Restoration System.......Page 156
1. Introduction......Page 158
2. Geodynamic setting......Page 160
4. Materials and Methods......Page 161
5.1. Geomorphological markers......Page 164
5.2.1. Stramare (Muggia, Trieste)......Page 165
5.2.3. Jernejeva Draga/San Bartolomeo (Ankaran, Slovenia)......Page 166
5.2.5. Savudrija/Salvore (Croatia)......Page 167
6. Data......Page 168
7. Discussion......Page 170
References......Page 172
1. Introduction......Page 183
3. Multispectral non-destructive analyses......Page 184
3.1. History of the painting......Page 185
3.2. Results of the multispectral analysis......Page 186
4. The multimedia database system......Page 187
References......Page 190
1. Introduction......Page 191
2. Taxonomic definition......Page 192
3. Palaeoenvironmental interpretations......Page 194
4. How to become a palaeoclimatologist?......Page 196
6. Final considerations......Page 197
References......Page 198
Acknowledgments......Page 199
1. Introduction and motivation......Page 206
2. Development of an operational scheme......Page 207
2.1. ROV and sensory apparatus......Page 208
2.2. Data acquisition......Page 209
2.3. Data association and processing......Page 210
3. Conclusions......Page 211
References......Page 212
2. Characterisation of cultural heritage materials......Page 214
3. Dating......Page 215
4. Accelerator microanalysis......Page 216
4.1. Ion beam analysis......Page 217
4.2. Accelerator Mass Spectrometry......Page 218
5. X-ray analysis......Page 219
6. Neutron analysis......Page 220
7.1. Works of art......Page 221
7.2.2 The Iron Crown......Page 223
7.2.3 Donatello’s glue......Page 224
7.2.4 The conquest of Peru......Page 225
7.3. Prehistory and human evolution......Page 226
References......Page 227
The 14C Contribution to the Protohistory of Friuli (North-Eastern Italy) P. Càssola Guida......Page 230
REFERENCES......Page 237
1. Introduction......Page 245
2. Basic archaeological and archaeometrical data on shaft-holed axes......Page 246
3. Serpentinite shaft-holed axes in the Eastern Alps: materials and methods......Page 248
4. Preliminary test by X-ray computed microtomography......Page 250
References......Page 254
CAT Scanning......Page 257
The Results......Page 258
References......Page 265
ANGLE Software for Semiconductor Detector Gamma-Efficiency Calculations and Possibilities for Its Applications to Cultural Heritage Objects Characterization S. Jovanovic and A. Dlabac......Page 266
Introduction......Page 267
References......Page 276
1. Raymond Dart and Taung......Page 277
2. Thomas Dreyer and Florisbad......Page 279
3. Sergio Sergi and the Italian Neandertals......Page 280
4. Ralph Koenigswald and “Java man”......Page 281
5. Franz Weidenreich and "Peking Man"......Page 285
6. The attitude towards ownership today......Page 286
8.1. Java, Indonesia.......Page 287
9.2. East Africa......Page 289
9.3. North Africa......Page 290
10. Loss during repatriation......Page 291
11. Le Moustier and Combe Capelle skeletons, problematical european repatriations......Page 292
12. Conclusions......Page 294
References......Page 296