Introduction The use of environmentally benign resources for nanoparticles synthesis is
consistently pushed to the front burner in a bid to ensure and enhance environmental …

The angle and shape of lithic tool edges have long been used as a method of inferring
prehistoric tool function. However, accurately measuring and characterizing edge angles of …

The formation of scales consists in one of the most relevant problems in the oil prospecting
field and occurs when incompatible types of water (injected sea water and formation water) …

The analysis of ceramic materials has been proven to be an indispensable tool for indirectly
approaching past people and societies through their cultural remnants, allowing inferences …

This work presents the results of the study of a fragment of architectural terracruda sculpture
from the Buddhist archaeological site of Tepe Narenj (Kabul, Afghanistan, fifth-ninth …

The range of materials analysed at Elettra, the Italian synchrotron facility, in the area of
cultural heritage (CH) is very broad and goes from inorganic materials such as metals …

Thirteen of a group of thirty Roman coins, found in the so-called “Grotta delle Ninfe” near
Cerchiara di Calabria (Calabria, Italy) and preserved in the Brettii and Enotri Museum …

Meteorites have been arousing the curiosity of mankind since antiquity. However, the
interest in these objects goes far beyond mere curiosity in the study of such materials, which …

This chapter provides an introduction to the application of X-ray radiography and computed
tomography (CT) in the analysis of archaeological finds and works of art. Radiography is a …

The fonts on the technological processes used in the art of the ancient goldsmith are largely
fragmentary and a continuous activity must be developed to describe those processes …