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Characterization of materials used in the Quart Towers (Valencia, Spain) prior to restoration [PDF]

, 2015
[EN] Quart Towers are one of the remaining gates in the medieval wall of the city of Valencia (Spain). They were built in the 15th century and have recently been cleaned and consolidated.
Ramírez Blanco, Manuel Jesús, Soriano Cubells, Mª Juana, Llinares Millán, Jaime, Jorge Curiel-Esparza, Saiz Mauleón, María Begoña   +4 more
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Macroscopic and Petrographic Analyses of the Mortars from the Roman villa of Noheda (Villar de Domingo García, Cuenca)

Crystals, 2022
The Roman villa of Noheda, located in the municipality of Villar de Domingo García (Cuenca), is one of the most important archaeological sites in Spain and one of the most important museum complexes in Europe.
Miguel Ángel Valero Tévar, Xoan Moreno Paredes, Pablo Guerra García, Xabier Arroyo Rey, Nelia Valverde Gascueña   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Novel Non-Destructive Technique for Cultural Heritage: Depth Profiling and Elemental Analysis Underneath the Surface with Negative Muons

Applied Sciences, 2022
Scientists, curators, historians and archaeologists are always looking for new techniques for the study of archaeological artefacts, especially if they are non-destructive.
Matteo Cataldo, Massimiliano Clemenza, Katsuiko Ishida, Adrian D. Hillier   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Characterization of Wall Painting Fragments from the West Courtyard Passage at St. Nicholas Church in Demre

Art-Sanat, 2023
This paper presents archaeometric analyses of representative wall painting fragments (dated to middle Byzantine period) from the West Courtyard Passage at Demre St. Nicholas Church (in ancient Myra), which is located in Antalya province today.
Oğuz Emre Kayser, Özden Ormancı, Ali Akın Akyol   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Preliminary chemical studies at the jericho archaeological site

Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences, 2021
This study measured the chemical composition of 45 ceramic samples from the Jericho archaeological site, Palestine, by means of instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA). The mass fraction of Na, K, La, Sm, Yb, Lu, U, Sc, Cr, Fe, Co, Zn, Rb, Cs, Ce,
Joanna Ferreira Barros, Casimiro Munita, Rodrigo Silva   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Between Gaps and Voids: An Archaeometrical Study of Degraded Fibers in a Sherd From the Cueva dos Chinches Muertas, Siltzul (Raxruha, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala)

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In 2019, excavations at the Cueva dos Chinches Muertas carried out by the Raxruha Viejo Project uncovered a small ceramic sherd distinguished by a stratified structure composed of multiple layers of textile imprints, both superficial and transversal.
Marie Ramelet
wiley   +1 more source

From Bloomery Iron to Cast Iron: Spatial Distribution Patterns and Influencing Factors of Ancient Iron Smelting Technology in Southeastern Guangxi, China

Land
Existing research on iron smelting sites from the Han to Song Dynasties in southeastern Guangxi has focused on metallurgical technology analysis, but geographic information system-based analysis remains limited.
Rongtian Liu, Guisen Zou, Yifei Zhao, Quansheng Huang, Juntao Bi   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Talc‐Tempered Pottery From Bala Hissar, Kabul: An Analytical Study

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Potsherds of cooking ware excavated at Bala Hissar archaeological site in Kabul were studied using X‐ray fluorescence (XRF), scanning electron microscope‐energy dispersive X‐ray spectrometry (SEM‐EDS), Raman spectroscopy, X‐ray powder diffraction (XRPD), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and optical microscopy.
Parviz Holakooei, Babak Rafiei‐Alavi, Hafizullah Hazim, Hasti Pezeshkanjalili, Lara Maritan   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

An overview of gel-based cleaning approaches for art conservation

Heritage Science
This article presents a thorough overview of gel-based cleaning methods used in art conservation. It covers the evolution of traditional approaches and the development of advanced gel systems.
Niayesh Khaksar-Baghan, Alireza Koochakzaei, Yaser Hamzavi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Marble quarries in Delos Island (Greece): a geological characterization

BSGF - Earth Sciences Bulletin, 2022
Traces of extraction in Delian marble quarries attest their exploitation during Antiquity. A preliminary non-destructive provenance study confirmed the presence of indigenous marble in Delos constructions. In contrast, Delos marble quarries have not been
Vettor Tommy, Sautter Violaine, Jolivet Laurent, Moretti Jean-Charles, Pont Sylvain   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source