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Scientific Analysis of Cultural Heritage Objects (Paperback)
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Scientific Analysis of Cultural Heritage Objects (Paperback)
Series: Synthesis Lectures on Engineering, Science, and Technology
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The characterization of cultural heritage objects becomes
increasingly important for conservation, restoration, dating, and
authentication purposes. The use of scientific methods in
archaeometry and conservation science has led to a significant
broadening of the field. Scientific analysis of these objects is a
challenging task due to their complex composition, artistic and
historical values requiring the use of minimally invasive and
nondestructive analytical procedures. This textbook summarizes
scientific methods that are currently used to characterize objects
of cultural heritage and archaeological artifacts. This book
provides a brief description of the structure of matter at the
molecular, atomic, and nuclear levels. Furthermore, it discusses
the chemical and physical nature of materials from the molecular to
the atomic and nuclear level as determined by the principles of
quantum mechanics. Important aspects of natural and anthropogenic
radioactivity that play a critical role for some of the analytical
techniques are also emphasized. The textbook also provides
principals and applications of spectroscopic methods for
characterization of cultural heritage objects. It describes the
technologies with specific examples for utilization of
spectroscopic techniques in the characterization of paintings,
books, coins, ceramics, and other objects. Analytic approaches that
employ isotopes and determination of isotope ratios will be
reviewed. General principles of imaging techniques and specific
examples for utilization of these methods will also be summarized.
In the later part of the book, a number of scientific techniques
for the age determination of cultural heritage material and
archaeological artifacts will be presented and discussed with
specific examples.
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