Documentação gráfica do património

Acabou de ser disponibilizado na internet, com acesso livre, o seguinte volume:

Documentación Gráfica del Patrimonio, Madrid, Ministerio de Cultura.

Reúne as comunicações apresentadas num colóquio realizado no ano passado. Está aqui.

Índice:

• José Manuel Lodeiro Pérez, La documentación gráfica en el IPCE, p. 8

• Luis Granero Montagud, Francisco Díaz Gómez, Rubén Dominguez, Yolanda Sanjuan, Tecnologías ópticas aplicadas al arte y a la documentación del patrimonio, p. 18

• Antonio Almagro, Veintidós años de experiencia de fotogrametría arquitectónica en la Escuela de Estudios Árabes, CSIC, p. 26

• Javier Ortega Vidal, El dibujo del patrimonio y su vida gráfica, p. 46

• Alberto Martínez Rubio, La evolución de la documentación geométrica del patrimonio en un estudio privado. La importancia del dibujo, p. 64

• Mercedes Farjas, Francisco J. García Lázaro, J. Julio Zancajo, Teresa Mostaza, Cartografía en patrimonio: la métrica en la documentación. ¿Una realidad pendiente?, p. 80

• Tomás Antelo, Araceli Gabaldón, El papel de los rayos X e infrarrojos en la documentación gráfica del patrimonio; su presente y futuro, p. 90

• José Luis Lerma, Miriam Cabrelles, Santiago Navarro, Ana Elena Seguí, La documentación patrimonial mediante sensores de imagen o de barrido láser, p. 108

• C. Dietz, G. Catanzariti, P. de la Presa, A. Jimeno, Técnicas no invasivas para el registro del Patrimonio Arqueológico, p. 118

• Víctor Baceiredo Rodriguez, Daniel Baceiredo Rodríguez, Tres niveles para la representación a partir de la aplicación de la tecnología Escáner Laser Terrestre, p. 130

• Julio Ruiz Garcia, ImaginArte. Aplicación de Tecnologías 3D en museos y espacios singulares, p. 144

• Jorge Angás Pajas, Valorización, difusión y estandarización de la documentación geométrica del patrimonio, p. 154

• Antonio Pérez, F. Jordá, S. Navarro, R. Cachero, D. López, Orthoware©: herramienta de software para la reconstruccion digital del Patrimonio Histórico, p. 164

• Javier Finat Codes, F.J. Delgado del Hoyo, R. Martínez García, J.J. Fernández Martín, J.I. San José Alonso, J. Martínez Rubio, Hacia una integración de los sistemas de documentación, información y gestión del Patrimonio. Resultados y retos, p. 182

• Alfredo Grande León, Arqueología virtual bajo el horizonte de ARQUEOLÓGICA 2.0, p. 196

Conservação de arte contemporânea

Ainda que tenha data de 2010, acabou de ser publicado o seguinte volume de actas:

Conservación de Arte Contemporáneo. 11ª Jornada, Madrid, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, 2010.

Índice:

• Arianne Vanrell Vellosillo, Gabriela Baldomá, Vladimir Muhvich, Proyecto Inside Installations en América Latina 2ª Fase: Aplicación, Resultados y Difusión, p. 15

• Álvaro Solbes García, Rosario Llamas Pacheco, Conservar la obra de Equipo Crónica. Estudio de la idea y la materia, p. 27

• Humberto Farias, Espaços virtuais: cantos, n°4 (Espacios virtuales: bordes, n°4), de Cildo Meireles: estudio de caso de una metodología de conservación y restauración de arte contemporáneo, p. 51

• Nieves Valentín, Carmen Muro, Julia Montero, Métodos y técnicas para evaluar la calidad del aire en museos: Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, p. 63

• Clara Morales, Helge Egsgaard, Caso de estudio: limpieza de una muñeca antigua de PVC con signos de degradación, p. 83

• Emilio Ruiz de Arcaute, Olga Alfageme, Itziar García, Retrato de un senador de Jesús Avecilla. La utilización de técnicas auxiliares en el estudio, tratamiento y control de la eficacia de la intervención, p. 93

• Katrin Alberdi, Sustitución de material original prevaleciendo el criterio de respeto a la intención del autor, p. 107

• L. Fuster-López, A. Murray, M. Sánchez-Pons, J. Teixeira, D. J. Yusá-Marco, Reflexiones en torno al tratamiento de faltantes en pintura moderna y contemporánea, p. 115

• María Del Pilar Aguilar Solves, La opinión del pintor acerca de la reintegración cromática de sus obras, p. 127

• Alicia Sánchez Ortiz, Andrés Sánchez Ledesma, Ubaldo Sedaño Espín, Sandra Micó Boro, Aplicación de investigaciones previas en nuevos materiales para reintegración pictórica: evaluación de diferencias de color, variaciones de solubilidad y metodología de actuación, p. 137

• Mikel Rotaeche, Conservación de soportes cinematográficos en la colección del Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, p. 157

• Aitziber Velasco, El papel activo del Departamento de Conservación en el diseño museográfico de las exposiciones del Museo Guggenheim Bilbao, p. 179

• Carmen Hermo Sánchez, Metodología para la recuperación y puesta en valor de la obra-legado de Man de Camelle, p. 197

• Lino García Morales, Pilar Montero Vilar, Conservación y Restauración del Arte Digital. Un problema conceptual, p. 211

• Toni Colomina Subiela, La reproducción como método de restitución: intervención en uno de los múltiples de A la manera de Delvaux del Equipo Crónica, p. 221

• M.ª Del Carmen Bellido Márquez, Jorge A. Durán Suárez, Rafael Peralbo Cano, Antonio Sorroche Cruz, Nuevos datos para la cuantificación colorimétrica en la conservación-restauración de la obra de José Guerrero, p. 231

• María Teresa Pastor Valls, Gemma Barreda Usó, Ana Pellicer Barea, Livio Ferrazza, Raquel Gómez Rubio, María Del Mar Sánchez Carrión, Pascual Mercé Martínez, Restauración de la Capilla del Palau del Batlle. Museu d'Art Contemporani Vicente Aguilera Cerni de Vilafamés Castellón, p. 247

• Joana Cristina Moreira Teixeira, Los artistas y los límites en la conservación y restauración del arte contemporáneo, p. 257

• Ana Cudell, Patrícia Moreira, Margarida Rossi, Ana Martins, Jorgelina Carballo, Manuela Pintado, Ana Calvo, António João Cruz, Problemas de conservación en pintura contemporánea: estudio de dos pinturas de Pedro Cabrita Reis con contaminación por microorganismos, p. 271

• Margarita San Andrés, Ruth Chércoles, José Manuel de la Roja, Marisa Gómez, Factores responsables de la degradación química de los polímeros. Efectos provocados por la radiación lumínica sobre algunos materiales utilizados en conservación: primeros resultados, p. 283

• Emilio Ruiz de Arcaute, Olga Alfageme, Itziar Garcia, Un contenedor vertical de papel moneda. Intervención en una obra de Ignasi Aballí en ARTIUM, p. 309

• Reyes Jiménez, Las vitrinas climáticas de gran formato: sus posibilidades y limitaciones, p. 315

• Pau Maníes, Pep Benlloch, El laboratorio de estudio de materiales fotográficos contemporáneos (LEMFC): presentación y primeras investigaciones, p. 325

• Silvia G. Fernández-Villa, Margarita San Andrés, José Manuel de la Roja, Conservar el diseño industrial: problemas prácticos en la identificación de piezas de plástico, p. 331

• Jaime Lara Alvarez, María de la Concepción Pérez de Celis Herrero, Búsqueda facetada sobre colecciones de arte contemporáneo para la recuperación y exploración de piezas artísticas, p. 359

• Arianne Vanrell Vellosillo, Taller de entrevistas a artistas: diseño y uso de la información, p. 375

e-Conservation, n.º 18, 2011

Acabou de ser publicada a revista electrónica e-Conservation, n.º 18, de 2011.

Está livremente disponível aqui.

Além das habituais notícias e recensões, contém os seguintes artigos:

• Christian Dietz, Gianluca Catanzariti, Alfredo Jimeno Martínez, Infrared Reflectography Using 3D Laser Scanning, p. 32

• Cristina Cabello-Briones, A Reflection on the Preventive Conservation of Archaeological Wood and the Effects of Mass Tourism. The Case Study of the Vasa Warship, p. 43

• Lucian Cristian Ratoiu, The Use of Ground Penetrating Radar for the Assessment of the Conservation State of an Historic Building, p. 53

• Daniela Cristina Pintilie, Virtual Aesthetic Presentation of Polychrome Sculptures. Preserving the artistic authenticity of polychrome carved wood pieces in the conservation-restoration process, p. 52

Conservação de têxteis

Acabou de ser disponibilizado na internet o seguinte livro:

Jornadas Internacionales Sobre Conservación de Tejidos Procedentes de Contextos Funerarios, Madrid, Ministerio de Cultura.

Está aqui.

Índice:

• María Jesús Jiménez Díaz, La colección de tejidos prehispánicos y coloniales del Museo de América de Madrid, p. 11

• Carmen Thays Delgado, La restauración de los tejidos Paracas del Museo Nacional de Arqueología, Antropología e Historia del Perú, p. 27

• Arabel Fernández López, Una aproximación a los textiles Moche procedentes de dos tumbas de élite de Huaca Cao Viejo (valle de Chicama), p. 41

• Chica Mantilla de los Ríos, Los inicios de la conservación y la restauración de textiles en España, p. 55

• Ana Schoebel Orbea, Análisis de las reliquias como objeto de patrimonio, p. 65

• Mechthild Flury-Lemberg, El lenguaje del pasado representado en el sudario de Turín, p. 75

• Nieves Valentín Rodrigo, El biodeterioro de las colecciones textiles. Pautas para su control y prevención, p. 89

• Montserrat Xirau Pena, Tratamiento de restauración de textiles arqueológicos realizados en el Centre de Documentació i Museu Tèxtil de Terrassa, p. 93

• María Lourdes de Luis Sierra, Conservación y restauración de los ajuares del Panteón Real de las Huelgas, p. 103

• Pilar Borrego, Proyecto de restauración de la Colección Soler Vilabella de tejidos coptos del Museo de Montserrat, p. 115

• Carmen Vega y Tomás Antelo, Estudio multiespectral en tejidos Coptos, p. 125

• Nataly Herrera Herrera, Textiles funerarios: pautas de intervención aplicadas a los textiles coptos de Montserrat, p. 139

• Ana Roquero, Identificación de materias tintóreas empleadas en los tejidos Paracas. Patrones de referencia, p. 147

• Estrella Sanz Rodríguez, Metodología analítica para el análisis de los tintes naturales presentes en tejidos históricos, p. 157

• Regina Hofmann-de Keijzer, Maarten R. van Bommel, Ineke Joosten, Karina Grömer, Hans Reschreiter, Anna Hartl, Rudolf Erlach, Hallstatt textiles: coloured fragments from the Bronze and Iron Age saltmines of Hallstatt in Austria, p. 177

• Marie Schoefer-Masson, La chlamyde du Musée des Tissus de Lyon, p. 179

Journal of Cultural Heritage, vol. 12, n.º 1, 2011

Acabou de ser publicada a revista Journal of Cultural Heritage, vol. 12, n.º 1, de 2011.

Está disponível aqui [acesso condicionado].

Índice:

• Jonas Malfatti, Claudia Principe, Gabriele Gattiglia, Archaeomagnetic investigation of a metallurgical furnace in Pisa (Italy), pp. 1-10

• Daniela Comelli, Austin Nevin, Gianluca Valentini, Iacopo Osticioli, Emilio Mario Castellucci, Lucia Toniolo, Davide Gulotta, Rinaldo Cubeddu, Insights into Masolino's wall paintings in Castiglione Olona: Advanced reflectance and fluorescence imaging analysis, pp. 11-18

• Benedetto Pizzo, Giorgio Garabelli, Michelangelo Varetto, Luca Emilio Brancati, Marina Locandieri, Elisa Pecoraro, Nicola Macchioni, On site consolidation of burnt and partially charred wood in dry conditions, pp. 19-27

• Marina Clausi, Gino Mirocle Crisci, Mauro Francesco La Russa, Marco Malagodi, Annamaria Palermo, Silvestro Antonio Ruffolo, Protective action against fungal growth of two consolidating products applied to wood, pp. 28-33

• Maurizio Licchelli, Simone Jacopo Marzolla, Antonio Poggi, Chiara Zanchi, Crosslinked fluorinated polyurethanes for the protection of stone surfaces from graffiti, pp. 34-43

• Václav Pitthard, Richard Stone, Sabine Stanek, Martina Griesser, K. ryza-Gersch. Claudia, Helene Hanzer, Organic patinas on Renaissance and Baroque bronzes-Interpretation of compositions of the original patination by using a set of simulated varnished bronze coupons, pp. 44-53

• Julio M. del Hoyo-Meléndez, Marion F. Mecklenburg, María Teresa Doménech-Carbó, An evaluation of daylight distribution as an initial preventive conservation measure at two Smithsonian Institution Museums, Washington DC, USA, pp. 54-64

• Dimitris Kaimaris, Stella Sylaiou, Olga Georgoula, Petros Patias, GIS of landmarks management, pp. 65-73

• José Ignacio Rojas-Sola, Miguel Castro-García, María del Pilar Carranza-Cañadas, Content management system incorporated in a virtual museum hosting, pp. 74-81

• Marcello Carrozzino, Alessandra Scucces, Rosario Leonardi, Chiara Evangelista, Massimo Bergamasco, Virtually preserving the intangible heritage of artistic handicraft, pp. 82-87

• Guifang Yang, Zhen Yang, Xujiao Zhang, Mingzhong Tian, Anze Chen, Zhiliang Ge, Yamin Ping, Zhiyun Ni, RS-based geomorphic analysis of Zhangjiajie Sandstone Peak Forest Geopark, China, pp. 88-97

• Guillaume Cuoco, Carole Mathe, Paul Archier, Cathy Vieillescazes, Characterization of madder and garancine in historic French red materials by liquid chromatography-photodiode array detection, pp. 98-104

• Vesna Stojakovic, Bojan Tepavcevic, Image-based modeling approach in creating 3D morphogenetic reconstruction of Liberty Square in Novi Sad, pp. 105-110

• Shaochun Dong, Xiaoqi Wang, Shijin Xu, Gangshan Wu, Hongwei Yin, The development and evaluation of Chinese digital science and technology museum, pp. 111-115

International Journal of Architectural Heritage, vol. 5, n.º 2, 2011

Acabou de ser publicada a revista International Journal of Architectural Heritage, vol. 5, n.º 2, de 2011.

Está disponível aqui [acesso condicionado].

Índice:

• Pär Meiling, Gerold Esser, Norbert Pfeifer, Jan Rosvall, Optical Documentation Techniques for Condition Assessment of Facades: A Tentative Evaluation of Three Case Studies Executed in Göteborg and Vienna, pp. 123-139

• Dina Francesca D'Ayala, Elide Tomasoni, Three-Dimensional Analysis of Masonry Vaults Using Limit State Analysis with Finite Friction, pp. 140-171

• Matthew R. Hall, Characterization of Irreversible Black Soiling Layer Formation on Historic Unglazed Terracotta Substrates Using Analytical Scanning Electron Microscopy (ASEM) with Energy Dispersive X-Ray (EDX) Analysis, pp. 172-187

• Sebastiano Imposa, Giuliana Mele, Ground Penetrating Radar Survey Inside the S. Agata Cathedral of Catania (Eastern Sicily), pp. 188-197

• Vitor Sousa, Nuno Almeida, Inês Meireles, Jorge de Brito, Anomalies in Wall Renders: Overview of the Main Causes of Degradation, pp. 198-218

• Antonio Borri, Giulio Castori, Damage and Seismic Vulnerability of the Portal of Palazzo Dei Priori, pp. 219-240

• Ariana Russo, Maria Rosário Veiga, Maria Fátima Vaz, Ana Paula Carvalho, Effect of the Conservation Treatment of Historical Ceramic Tiles on the Tensile Adhesion Strength, pp. 241-250

Estudo de brincos de prata do século IX

A seguinte tese de mestrado foi agora disponibilizada na internet com acesso livre:

Mariana Oliveira Cardoso, Study of a 9th Century Silver Earrings Set from Mikulcice: Corrosion, Conservation and Maintenance, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisboa, 2010.

Está aqui.

Resumo:

The presented study deal with the degradation processes of the silver objects, buried for a long time in human graves and with their appropriate methods of conservation and restoration after excavation during archaeological research. It was used for this study a set of earrings from the 9th century A.D. found in Mikulcice, in the southeast of Czech Republic. To understand the mechanisms and process of corrosion and the manufacture and decoration techniques of the earrings was performed: structural study by photo-documentation in the optic stereo-microscope and by radiography, and microstructure and elemental analysis with scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive X-ray (SEM-EDS). It was also made detailed metallographic analysis of one pure silver earring fragment to study manufacture technique and the buried silver corrosion process. Related to silver earrings set maintenance conditions was study the atmospheric corrosion of silver in museum environments. For that, it was measure the corrosion rate and film thickness by galvanostatic reduction technique, of 15 silver samples placed in exhibition and storage rooms from the National Museum and Museum of Decorative Arts of Prague.

Análise de vidros do mosteiro de Santa Clara-a-Velha, Coimbra

Acabou de ser disponibilizada na internet a seguinte tese de mestrado:

Augusta Raquel Ferreira Moniz Lima, Chemical Analysis of 17th Century Millefiori Glasses Excavated in the Monastery of Sta. Clara-a-velha: Comparison With Venetian and Façon-de-venise Production, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2010.

Está aqui.

Resumo:

A set of ten Millefiori glass fragments dating from the 17th century, originated from archaeological excavations carried out at the Monastery of Sta. Clara-a-Velha (Coimbra, Portugal) were characterized by X-ray electron probe micro-analysis (EPMA), Raman microscopy and UV-Visible absorption spectroscopy. All glasses are of soda-lime-silica type. The use of coastal plant ash is suggested by the relatively high content of MgO, K₂O and P₂O₅, as well as by the presence of chlorine. Tin oxide or calcium antimonate were the opacifiers used in the white glasses, cobalt is present in the blue glasses, copper in the turquoise, iron in the yellow and greenish, and iron and copper were found in the opaque red and aventurine glasses. Based on the concentrations of alumina and silica four different sources of silica were identified, allowing the classification of the glasses in the following compositional groups: low alumina (< 2 wt%), low alumina – cristallo (< 2 wt% and SiO₂ > 70 wt%) medium alumina (2 - 3 wt%), high alumina (3 - 6 wt%) and very high alumina (> 6 wt%). Comparison with genuine Venetian and façon-de-Venise compositions showed that two fragments are of Venetian production, one of Venetian or Spanish production and the remaining are of unknown provenance. In two fragments the glass of the decoration is probably Venetian or Spanish but the glass used in the body is also of unknown provenance.

Os materiais utilizados em pintura e as fontes documentais

Ainda que com data de 2010, foi agora publicado o seguinte livro:

Luís Urbano Afonso (ed.), The Materials of the Image. As Matérias da Imagem, Lisboa, Cátedra de Estudos Sefarditas «Alberto Benveniste» da Universidade de Lisboa, 2010.

O volume reúne os textos que resultaram de comunicações que foram apresentadas no colóquio internacional sobre as matérias da imagem que, em Março de 2009, se realizou na Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Lisboa, como oportunamente foi aqui divulgado.

O volume inclui também a publicação de duas fontes documentais portuguesas muito importantes para o conhecimento dos materiais usados em pintura. Do famoso Livro de como se fazem as cores, um receituário medieval escrito com caracteres hebraicos, é apresentada aqui uma nova leitura e uma nova tradução para inglês. A outra fonte, conhecida como “Breve Tratado de Iluminação composto por um religioso da Ordem de Cristo”, estava inédita, ainda que já tenha sido citada em diversos estudos. Como é explicado num dos estudos do volume, trata-se de um receituário composto na primeira metade do século XVII, por um anónimo, e o respectivo manuscrito guarda-se na Biblioteca Geral da Universidade de Coimbra. É aqui publicado na íntegra.

Índice:

• Luís U. Afonso, New developments in the study of O livro de como se fazem as cores das tintas, pp. 3-27

• Devon L. Strolovitch, Old Portuguese in Hebrew script: beyond O livro de como se fazem as cores, pp. 29-43

• Mark Clarke, The context of the O livro de como se fazem as cores: late mediaeval artists' recipes books (14th-15th centuries), pp. 45-73

• António João Cruz, Em busca da origem das cores de "O Livro de Como se Fazem as Cores": sobre as fontes de um receituário português medieval de materiais e técnicas de pintura, pp. 75-85

• Ivo de Castro, Notas sobre a língua do Livro de como se fazen as cores (ms. Parma 1959), pp. 87-96

• Vítor Serrão, "Acordar as cores": os pigmentos nos contratos de pintura portuguesa dos séculos XVI e XVII, pp. 97-132

• Vanessa Antunes, Isabel D. Santos, Preparação e imprimitura: a matéria invisível, pp. 133-146

• António João Cruz, Patrícia Monteiro, Sobre um tratado inédito de pintura da primeira metade do século XVII: o Breve Tratado de Iluminação, composto por um religioso da Ordem de Cristo, pp. 147-169

• Adelaide Miranda, Ana Lemos, Catarina Miguel, Maria João Melo, On Wings of Blue: the history, materials and techniques of the Book of Birds in Portuguese scriptoria, pp. 171-184

• Paula M. Gonçalves, João Pires, Ana P. Carvalho, Maria Helena Mendonça, António João Cruz, Theory vs practice: synthesis of white lead following ancient recipes, pp. 185-200

• Paula M. Gonçalves, João Pires, Ana P. Carvalho, Maria Helena Mendonça, António João Cruz, Theory vs practice: synthesis of red lead following ancient recipes, pp. 201-210

• Devon L. Strolovitch, O libro de komo se fazen as cores das tintas todas (Transliteration), pp. 213-223

• Devon L. Strolovitch, O libro de komo se fazen as cores das tintas todas (Translation), pp. 225-236

• Patrícia Monteiro, António João Cruz, Breve Tratado de Iluminação composto por um religioso da Ordem de Cristo, pp. 237-286

Caracterização química, mineralógica e textural de cerâmicas arqueológicas

Foi agora disponibilizada online a seguinte tese de mestrado:

João Francisco Carrapiço Barreto, Cerâmicas de Ornatos Brunidos de Povoados do Bronze Final do Sudoeste da Bacia do Enxoé. Caracterização Química, Mineralógica e Textural, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, 2010.

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Resumo:

A presente dissertação tem como base a caracterização textural, mineralógica e química de um conjunto de cerâmicas de ornatos brunidos, datadas do Bronze Final do Sudoeste do território portugês, provenientes de escavações arqueológicas em dois povoados, localizados na Bacia do Enxoé, no concelho de Serpa - os povoados de Santa Margarida e Entre Águas 5. A caracterização das cerâmicas foi feita com recurso a vários métodos de exame e análise, nomeadamente, à microscopia óptica, com e sem luz polarizada transmitida(MOLPT), à difracção de raios X (DRX) e à micro-análise por espectrometria de fluorescência de raios X, dispersiva de energias (µ-FRX). Através da comparação das pastas cerâmicas pretendeu-se determinar a existência de uma relação entre as cerâmicas dos dois povoados e identificar, se possível, a proveniência da matéria-prima utilizada nas mesmas. Por isso, procedeu-se também à recolha e análise de amostras de argila de um barreiro existente no local de implantação do povoado de Entre Águas 5 e de um tijolo de um forno moderno (séc.XIX) localizado entre os povoados de Entre Águas 5 e Santa Margarida. Os resultados obtidos sugerem que as cerâmicas dos dois povoados têm proveniências distintas. Contudo, a afinidade entre as cerâmicas de Entre Águas 5 e a amostra de argila, e entre as cerâmicas de Santa Margarida e o tijolo de forno, sugere que os barreiros utilizados, apesar de distintos, estariam localizados próximo ou na área de implantação dos respectivos povoados.

A digitalização e a preservação do património cultural

Foi há pouco publicado o seguinte livro:

Dongming Lu, Yunhe Pan, Digital Preservation for Heritages. Technologies and Applications, Hangzhou - Berlin, Zhejiang University Press - Springer, 2010.

Índice:

• Introduction 1
• Cultural Heritage, the Crystallization of History 1
• Cultural Heritage Preservation and Its Objectives 3
• New Requirements of Digital Technologies for Heritage Preservation 5
• The Basis of Digital Technologies for Cultural Heritage Preservation 9
• Basis of Information Acquisition and Perception 9
• Basis of Information Analysis and Recognition 18
• Basis of Digital Exhibition and Interaction. 25
• Summary. 32
• Digitalization of Cultural Heritage 35
• Information Acquisition from Archaeological Excavation Sites 36
• Information Acquisition of Museum Preserved Sculptures and Artifacts 44
• Information Acquisition from Large Scenes 55
• Information Acquisition of Large Paintings and Murals 63
• Summary and Prospects 69
• Archaeological Research Aiding Technologies 71
• Digital Technology and Archaeological Research 71
• Process and Technical Framework of Archaeological Research Aiding 72
• Typical Applications 82
• Summary and Prospects 85
• Digitally Aided Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritages 89
• Digitally Aided Investigation 90
• Dynamic Environmental Monitoring of Cultural Heritages 99
• Digitally Aided Restoration of Cultural Heritages 107
• Summary and Prospects 118
• The Impact of Digital Technologies on the Exhibition of Cultural Heritages 121
• Online Heritage Exhibition 122
• Digital Exhibitions of Reconstructed Archaeological Sites 135
• Interactive Experience in the Exhibition Hall 144
• Summary and Prospects 156
• Digital Development and Utilization of Cultural Heritages’ Information 159
• Culture Heritages’ Value 160
• Process and Technical Framework of Digital Development and Utilization 162
• Key Technologies for Development and Utilization 166
• Introduction of Typical System for the Development and Utilization 176
• Summary and Prospects 181
• Applications of Digital Preservation Technologies for Cultural Heritages 183
• Digital Preservation Project for the Mogao Grottoes 184
• Digital Preservation Project for the Jinsha Site 196
• Digital Reconstruction Project of the Hemudu Site 201
• Digital Exhibition of the Liangzhu Relics 204
• Summary 208
• Summary and Prospect 211

O branco de chumbo usado por Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso e a sua alteração

A seguinte tese de mestrado acabou de ser colocada na internet:

Marta Gonçalves Félix de Oliveira Campos, The Study of Lead White Oil Paints. A Molecular Approach to the Whites of Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso, Lisboa, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, 2010.

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Resumo:

The present dissertation focuses on the study of lead white oil paints, relying on a multi-analytical approach to characterize their components, how they relate to its degradation and to assess the issue of identification of such components in real paint samples.

Having one of the most critically acclaimed Portuguese painters as a starting point, previous studies of Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso works stressed the advanced degradation observed in his lead white oil paints. Based on state of the art research in the characterization of lipidic binding media, sets of lead white oil paints were manufactured according to 19th century recipes, aiming for historical accuracy. These reconstructions were then used as reference samples to follow up the aging of the oil matrix, using micro-Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy (µ-FTIR), and to characterize the pigment based on the consequences that its manufacturing processes have had on its properties and morphology, by environmental scanning electron microscopy (ESEM).

A chemometric approach to the FTIR results, using principal component analysis (PCA), is applied to look further into the spectral data and reach new grounds in the differentiation of the type of oil in the paint, focussing on the most important drying oils - linseed and poppy seed.

A constant concern in oil paintings is the colour changes they undergo through age, which may be due to many factors. As a side study, and using the oil paint reconstructions made, a colourimetric follow up of the influence of light and darkness offers an insight to what can be done to revert this effect without any direct action on the paint surface.

Coalition, n.º 21, 2011

Acabou de ser publicada a revista digital Coalition, n.º 21, de 2011, da Red Temática de Patrimonio Histórico y Cultural del Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, de Espanha.

Está disponível aqui.

Índice:

• A. Kriznar, M.V. Muñoz, F. de la Paz, M.A. Respaldiza, M. Vega, A panel painting by the Master of Female Half-Lenghts analysed by portable XRF, pp. 2-8

• A.D. Rodríguez Ovejero, G.S. Reher Díez, A. Beltrán Ortega, Technologies for the conservation and valorization of Cultural Heritage (CSD-TCP): Spain shows its priorities through a new Consolider research program, pp. 8-13

• L.K. Herrera, A. Duran, A. Justo, Synchrotron radiation experiments in Spanish Cultural Heritage Baroque materials: an overview, pp. 13-18

• M.A. Rogerio-Candelera, C. Saiz-Jimenez, Network on Science and Technology for the Conservation of Cultural Heritage, pp. 18-21

O verdigris em documentos históricos e as sua degradação

Acabou de ser disponibilizada na internet a seguinte tese de mestrado:

Cláudia Augusto, Caracterização e Identificação do Pigmento Verdigris em Documentos Históricos - Contribuição para o Estudo da Degradação, Lisboa, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, 2008.

Está aqui.

Resumo:

O presente estudo tem como objectivos caracterizar e identificar pigmentos verdes seleccionados em documentos históricos de cartografia manuscrita. Para os pigmentos verdes identificados como verdigris, relacionar o seu estado de conservação com o tipo de ligantes e de suporte celulósico utilizado e estabelecer um valor de estádio de degradação das peças que contenham este pigmento. Estudaram-se 15 documentos cartográficos pertencentes ao Arquivo Histórico Ultramarino (AHU),em Portugal, dos séculos XVIII e XIX. A importância deste trabalho reside no facto de se ter executado pela primeira vez um estudo em que se tenta relacionar a degradação do pigmento verdigris com o seu tipo de ligante através da caracterização de documentos históricos. Nos 15 documentos cartográficos, através das técnicas de colorímetria (parâmetros CIELab), Espectrometria de Fluorescência de raios-X (EDXRF), e Espectroscopia de Infra-vermelhos com Transformada de Fourier (FT-IR) identificou-se o pigmento verde presente como verdigris; por FT-IR e Cromatografia Gasosa-Espectrometria de Massa (GC-MS) identificou-se o ligante presente como proteico – cola de pergaminho; na caracterização do suporte de papel por FT-IR e pela microscopia óptica observou-se a composição celulósica do papel. De modo a complementar o estudo da existência de alguma relação entre o tipo de ligante e a degradação do pigmento verdigris, efectuaram-se testes de envelhecimento acelerado em provetes de papel pintados com verdigris e ligantes – gema de ovo, goma-arábica e cola de pergaminho. Pelas análises de colorímetria (parâmetros CIELab), medição de pH e testes de tensão conclui-se que o verdigris fragiliza o papel enquanto o ligante de certa forma protege este pigmento da degradação. Conclui-se também que testes de envelhecimento com menos tempo de exposição, inferior a 528 horas (22 dias) serão os mais indicados para este tipo de estudo.

Propriedades e durabilidade da pedra usada em arquitectura

Foi há pouco publicado o seguinte livro:

Siegfried Siegesmund, Rolf Snethlage (ed.), Stone in Architecture. Properties, Durability, 4.ª ed., Berlin, Springer, 2011.

Índice:

• Rolf Snethlage, Natural Stones in Architecture: Introduction, p. 1

• Siegfried Siegesmund, Ákos Török, Building Stones, p. 11

• Siegfried Siegesmund, Helmut Dürrast, Physical and Mechanical Properties of Rocks, p. 97

• Michael Steiger, AElena Charola, Katja Sterflinger, Weathering and Deterioration, p. 227

• Peter Brimblecombe, Environment and Architectural Stone, p. 317

• Heiner Siedel, Siegfried Siegesmund, Katja Sterflinger, Characterisation of Stone Deterioration on Buildings, p. 347

• Rolf Snethlage, Katja Sterflinger, Stone Conservation, p. 411

Actas do 37.º Simpósio Internacional de Arqueometria

Acabou de ser publicado o seguinte livro:

Isabella Turbanti-Memmi (ed.), Proceedings of the 37th International Symposium on Archaeometry, Berlin, Springer, 2011.

Índice:

• F. M. Alawneh, H. A. Béarat, Late Byzantine-Early Islamic Ceramic Technology, Transjordan, pp. 3-8

• F. Amato, B. Fabbri, S. Gualtieri, J. Gawronski, N. Jaspers, Provenance Study of Some Samples of "Compendiario" Majolica Found in Archaeological Excavations Carried Out in the Centre of Amsterdam, pp. 9-15

• Angelini, Archaeometry of Bronze Age and Early Iron Age Italian Vitreous Materials: A Review, pp. 17-23

• Angelini, C. Nicola, G. Artioli, R. DeMarinis, M. Rapi, Chemical, Mineralogical and Textural Characterisation of Early Iron Age Vitreous Materials from the Golasecca Culture (Northern Italy), pp. 25-32

• D. Braekmans, B. Neyt, P. Degryse, J. Elsen, J. Poblome, Mapping Regional Ceramic Fabrics in Sagalassos (SW-Turkey), Dating from 500 BC-700 AD, pp. 33-40

• M. A. Cau, G. Montana, D. Pagliarello, E. Tsantini, Ethnoarchaeometric Study of the Traditional Cooking Ware Production Centre of Pabillonis (Sardinia): Investigating Raw Materials and Final Products, pp. 41-47

• G. Cavallo, M. Moresi, Materials, Technology and Provenance of Ancient Ceiling Tiles from the Ceramic District in Riva San Vitale (Southern Switzerland), pp. 49-54

• B. Cicuttini, A. Ben Amara, F. Bechtel, An Investigation into the Ceramic Technology of the Two-Colour Tiles of "Prince Noir" Castle (Bordeaux, France, Thirteen to Fourteenth Centuries AD), pp. 55-60

• E. Gliozzo, A. Comini, A. Cherubini, A. Ciacci, A. Moroni, Ceramic Production and Metal Working at the Trebbio Archaeological Site (Sansepolcro, Arezzo, Italy), pp. 61-69

• V. E. Holmqvist, M. Martinón-Torres, Many Potters - One Style: Pottery Production and Distribution in Transitional Late Byzantine-Early Islamic Palaestina Tertia, pp. 71-76

• J. G. Iñañez, R. J. Speakman, Technological Features of Colonial Glazed Pottery from el Convento de Santo Domingo (Antigua, Guatemala). Similarities and Differences Between Colonial and Spanish pottery, pp. 77-82

• Z. Kasztovszky, J. Kunicki-Goldfinger, Applicability of Prompt Gamma Activation Analysis to Glass Archaeometry, pp. 83-90

• Kocsonya, A. Váradi, I. Fórizs, I. Kovács, Z. Kasztovszky, Colorants and Their Provenance of a Late Medieval Glass Goblet Found in Eger (Hungary), pp. 91-97

• Mangone, L. C. Giannossa, G. Colafemmina, R. Laviano, V. Redavid, Gnathia and Red-Figured Pottery from Apulia: The Continuity of a Production Technology, pp. 99-104

• S. Meek, J. Henderson, J. A. Evans, North-Western European Forest Glass: Working Towards An Independent Means of Provenance, pp. 105-111

• G. Montana, A. Corretti, A. M. Polito, F. Spatafora, Ceramic Production in the Indigenous Settlement of Entella (Western Sicily) During the Archaic Age, pp. 113-118

• P. Odriozola, M. A. Hunt-Ortiz, M. I. Dias, V. Hurtado, Middle Guadiana River Basin (Badajoz, Spain and Alentejo, Portugal) Network Interactions: Insights from the Chemical Analysis of Bell Beaker Pottery and the Lead Isotope Analysis of Copper Items from the Third Millennium BC, pp. 119-125

• G. Olcese, C. Capelli, The Black Gloss Pottery in the Region of Ostia: Archaeology and Archaeometry, pp. 127-131

• S. Paynter, D. Dungworth, Recognising Frit: Experiments Reproducing Post-Medieval Plant Ash Glass, pp. 133-138

• Polla, I. Angelini, G. Artioli, P. Bellintani, A. Dore, Archaeometric Investigation of Early Iron Age Glasses from Bologna, pp. 139-144

• Reiche, C. Boust, J.-J. Ezrati, S. Peschard, J. Tate, Non Invasive Study of Nineteenth Century Iranian Polychrome Underglaze Painted Tiles by Fibre Optic Visible Reflectance Spectroscopy, pp. 145-151

• S. Scarcella, A. Bouquillon, A. Leclaire, Neolithic Facies of Stentinello Culture: Analysis and Comparison of Ceramics from Capo Alfiere (Calabria) and Perriere Sottano (Sicily), pp. 153-158

• V. Szilágyi, H. Taubald, T. K. Biró, S. J. Koós, P. Csengeri, Preliminary Archaeometric Data on Fineware from the Middle Neolithic Bükk Culture, pp. 159-167

• S. Wei, G. Song, M. Schreiner, A Study of the Materials Used for the Inscriptions on Ceramic Vessels Excavated at a Shang Dynasty Site in China, pp. 169-175

• J. Zhu, C. Wang, A Discussion on Raw Materials Used for Ancient Chinese Porcelain, pp. 177-183

• R. Belli, G. Dalmeri, A. Frongia, S. Gialanella, M. Mattarelli, Palaeolithic Paintings at Riparo Dalmeri, a Northern Italian Rock Shelter: Materials, Technologies, Techniques, pp. 187-192

• Borghi, E. D'Amicone, M. Serra, G. Vaggelli, L. Vigna, "Ramses II in Majesty": A Minero-Petrographic and Provenance Rock Study, pp. 193-198

• L. Burke, G. Gauthier, Using Non-destructive X-Ray Fluorescence Analysis to Investigate the Prehistoric Use and Distribution of Hornfels in Southern Quebec, pp. 199-204

• Fraser, R. A. Armitage, Clinical Test Strips for Rapid Identification of Binder Materials in Rock Paintings, pp. 205-210

• O. Friedel, B. Bradák, G. Szakmány, V. Szilágyi, K. T. Biró, Archaeometric Processing of Polished Stone Artefacts from the Ebenhöch Collection (Hungarian National Museum, Budapest, Hungary), pp. 211-219

• M. Giamello, F. Droghini, F. Gabbrielli, G. Guasparri, S. Mugnaini, The Colour of the Façades in Siena's Historical Centre: Calcium Oxalate Films on Brickwork of the Fifteenth to Sixteenth Century Palaces, pp. 221-226

• P. Gonçalves, A. M. Monge Soares, A. C. Silva, L. Berrocal-Rangel, Stone Beads from Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age Settlements from South-Western Portugal: Analyses by X-Ray Diffraction, pp. 227-231

• Kouloumpi, G. Lawson, V. Pavlidis, Integrated Research on Sixteenth to Early Nineteenth Century Panel Paintings: Chromatographic and Spectroscopic Characterisation of Paint Layers, pp. 233-238

• Križnar, M. V. Muñoz, F. de La Paz, M. A. Respaldiza, M. Vega, A Diptich by Marcellus Coffermans Analysed by Portable XRF, pp. 239-245

• N. Li, Z. Guo, Z. Zhang, D. Wang, The Analysis of "San He Tu" from the Haizi and Weizi Emplacements at the Tianjin Dagu Site, pp. 247-254

• Lugliè, F. X. Le Bourdonnec, G. Poupeau, Neolithic Obsidian Economy Around the Monte Arci Source (Sardinia, Italy): The Importance of Integrated Provenance/Technology Analyses, pp. 255-260

• H. H. M. Mahmoud, N. A. Kantiranis, J. A. Stratis, Mineralogical Characterization of the Weathering Crusts Covering the Ancient Wall Paintings of the Festival Temple of Thutmosis III, Karnak Temple Complex, Upper Egypt, pp. 261-266

• H. H. M. Mahmoud, N. A. Kantiranis, E. Pavlidou, J. A. Stratis, Scientific Characterization of Roman Age Over-Paintings at Luxor Temple, Upper Egypt: Preliminary Results, pp. 267-272

• Mounier, F. Daniel, F. Bechtel, Gilding Techniques in Mural Paintings: Three Examples from the Romanesque Period in France, pp. 273-278

• L. A. Pavlish, R. G. V. Hancock, A. C. D'Andrea, The Basalts of the Independent State of Samoa, pp. 279-284

• Péterdi, G. Szakmány, K. Judik, G. Dobosi, Z. Kasztovszky, Petrographic and Geochemical Investigation of Sarmatian Grinding Stones from the Üllo 5 Site, North Hungary, pp. 285-292

• Pintér, J. Weber, B. Bajnóczi, M. Tóth, Brick-Lime Mortars and Plasters of a Sixteenth Century Ottoman Bath from Budapest, Hungary, pp. 293-298

• J. L. Ruvalcaba, E. Melgar, Th. Calligaro, Manufacturing Analysis and Non Destructive Characterisation of Green Stone Objects from the Tenochtitlan Templo Mayor Museum, Mexico, pp. 299-304

• Sabatini, F. Droghini, M. Giamello, G. Guasparri, S. Mugnaini, Traces of Ancient Treatments on the Stone Materials of the Main Façade of the Siena Cathedral: Glazings (Calcium Oxalate Films s.s.) and Other Finishes, pp. 305-310

• Gy. Szakmány, E. Starnini, F. Horváth, B. Bradák, Investigating Trade and Exchange Patterns in Prehistory: Preliminary Results of the Archaeometric Analyses of Stone Artefacts from Tell Gorzsa (South-East Hungary), pp. 311-319

• R. H. Tykot, L. Lai, C. Tozzi, Intra-site Obsidian Subsource Patterns at Contraguda, Sardinia (Italy), pp. 321-328

• Villasenor, E. Graham, R. Siddall, C. A. Price, The Characterisation of Lime Plasters from Lamanai, Belize: A Diachronic Approach to the Study of Architectural Practices, pp. 329-334

• S. U. Wisseman, T. E. Emerson, R. E. Hughes, K. B. Farnsworth, Provenance Studies of Midwestern Pipestones Using a Portable Infrared Spectrometer, pp. 335-342

• Y. Yang, M. Yang, Y. Xie, C. Wang, Application of Micro-CT: 3D Reconstruction of Tool Marks on an Ancient Stone Bead and its Implication for Jade Drilling Techniques, pp. 343-347

• S. Zetina, J. L. Ruvalcaba, M. Lopez Cáceres, T. Falcón, E. Hernández, Non Destructive In Situ Study of Mexican Codices: Methodology and First Results of Materials Analysis for the Colombino and Azoyu Codices, pp. 349-354

• J. Zöldföldi, P. Hegedüs, B. Székely, MissMarble, an Interdisciplinary Data Base of Marble for Archaeometric, Art History and Restoration Use, pp. 355-361

• K. T. Biró, É. Durkovic, S. Farkas-Szoke, The Ancient Charm Collaboration, Look Into the Objects: Why? Cultural Heritage Motivations of Neutron-Based Imaging Techniques, pp. 365-370

• Dungworth, S. Paynter, Nano-Scale Investigation of Some Dichroic/Opalescent Archaeological Materials, pp. 371-375

• Giorgetti, C. Fortina, I. Turbanti Memmi, A. Santagostino Barbone, Sienese "Archaic" Majolica: Characterisation of Enamels and Glazes by Analytical-Transmission Electron Microscopy (AEM-TEM), pp. 377-381

• Silvestri, C. Viti, G. Molin, G. Salviulo, From Micro- to Nano-Arrangement: Alteration Products in Archaeological Glass from Marine and Land-Based Environments, pp. 383-387

• D. Smith, M. Jones, A. Berko, A. V. Chadwick, R. J. Newport, An Investigation of the Sulfur-Iron Chemistry in Timbers of the Sixteenth Century Warship, the Mary Rose, by Synchrotron Micro-X-Ray Spectroscopy, pp. 389-394

• Tognazzi, F. Benetti, R. Lapucci, C. Rossi, The Role of TOF-SIMS in the Characterisation of Inorganic and Organic Components in Paint Samples, pp. 395-401

• S. Fossati, G. L. A. Pesce, A. Decri, Provenance Study of Wood Found in Archaeological and Architectural Objects, pp. 405-409

• L. Mark, Z. Patonai, A. Vaczy, N. Kajsza, A. Marcsik, Hormone Mass Fingerprinting: Novel Molecular Sex Determination of Ancient Human Skeletal Remains, pp. 411-415

• N. C. McCreesh, A. P. Gize, A. R. David, Hair: An Untapped Forensic Resource, pp. 417-420

• M. Primavera, G. Fiorentino, Archaeobotany as an In-Site/Off-Site Tool for Paleoenvironmental Research at Pulo di Molfetta (Puglia, South-Eastern Italy), pp. 421-426

• V. Rudovica, A. Viksna, G. Zarina, I. Melne, Analysis of Archaeological Bones for the Purpose of Reconstructing the Paleodiet of Medieval Inhabitants, pp. 427-433

• Tornero, M. Sana, Integrating Stable Isotopes to the Study of the Origin of Management Strategies for Domestic Animals: d13C and d18O Results from Bioapatite Enamel of Cattle from the Tell Halula Site, Syria (7800-7000 BC), pp. 435-440

• R. H. Tykot, A. Metroka, M. Dietz, R. A. Bergfield, Chemical Analysis of Hair Segments and Short-Term Dietary Variation: Results for the Ancient Site of Chongos (Peru), pp. 441-446

• J. Watson, C. C. Nordby, Distinguishing Between Reindeer Antler and Bone Using Raman Spectroscopy, pp. 447-450

• S. Dominguez-Bella, D. Bernal Casasola, Fish-Based Subproducts in Late Antiquity. Archaeometric and Archaeological Evidence from the Fish Factories at Traducta (Algeciras, Cádiz, Spain), pp. 453-458

• F. Inserra, A. Pecci, Chemical Analyses of Floors at San Genesio (San Miniato, Pisa): A Medieval Tavern, pp. 459-464

• F. Notarstefano, M. Lettieri, G. Semeraro, L. Troisi, Food Habits and Social Identity During the Archaic Age: Chemical Analyses of Organic Residues Found on Pottery Vessels from the Messapian Settlement of San Vito dei Normanni (South-Eastern Italy), pp. 465-471

• J. M. Vanderveen, Finding Food While Protecting Pots: A Non-Destructive Protocol for Absorbed Residue Analysis, pp. 473-477

• J. J. Bahain, G. Burrafato, C. Falguères, A. M. Gueli, G. Stella, ESR and U/Th Dating Methodologies Applied to Carbonates from Southern Italy, pp. 481-488

• Giannattasio, S. M. Grillo, The Mezza Spiaggia Tower (Cagliari, Italy): The Dating of Structures by the Metrological-Chronological Analysis of Masonry and the Petro-Geochemical Stratigraphy of Building Materials, pp. 489-494

• A. Hartmann, M. C. Afonso, R. I. F. Trindade, Preliminary Results of Magnetic Archaeointensity Measurements in Brazil, pp. 495-499

• F. Moreau, B. Gratuze, R. G. V. Hancock, M. Blet Lemarquand, The Dating of a Sixteenth Century Settlement in the Vicinity of Quebec City (Canada) by Means of Elemental Analysis of Glass Beads Through Thermal and Fast Neutron Activation Analyses, pp. 501-508

• Watson, C. A. Tryon, M. C. Vicéns, Faster and More Accurate Processing of Samples for Microtephrochronology, pp. 509-513

• Nawrocka, J. Michniewicz, The Radiocarbon Dating of Mortars from Wielka Waga, The Great Scales Building in The Krakow Market Square, pp. 517-524

• R. Krivánek, Combination of Non-Destructive Methods for the Observation of the State of Subsurface Preservation of Ploughed Archaeological Sites: A Case Study from Oppidum Stradonice in Bohemia, pp. 527-532

• R. Krivánek, The Different Possibilities for Collaboration Between Geophysical and Archaeological Methods in the Context of the Research Project "Neglected Archaeology" of the Department of Archaeology of the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, pp. 533-539

• G. Rejas, M. Farjas, F. Burillo, R. López, M. A. Cano, Comparative Archaeometric Analysis by 3D Laser, Short Range Photogrammetry, and Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Applied to the Celtiberian City-State of Segeda, pp. 541-546

• C. Afonso, M. C. Tenório, Shell Mounds in Brazilian Coast: Integrating Archaeological and Environmental Studies, pp. 549-554

• Cremaschi, C. Pizzi, Hydraulic Systems in the Po Plain (Northern Italy) During the Bronze Age: Archaeology and Geoarchaeology, pp. 555-560

• Kampa, M. K. Sioliou, P. Kaparti, E. Tsirimona, I. Ispikoudis, Cultural Landscapes of South-Eastern Rhodope: The Transition from Byzantine to Modern Times, pp. 561-566

• Asderaki-Tzoumerkioti, A. G. Karydas, XRF Analyses of Four Silver Gilded Hellenistic Epaulettes, pp. 569-574

• Berdondini, R. Brancaccio, V. D'Errico, A. Miceli, M. Bettuzzi, The Use of Industrial Computed Tomography in the Study of Archaeological Finds, pp. 575-578

• Eniosova, R. Mitoyan, Arabic Coins as a Silver Source for Slavonic and Scandinavian Jewellers in the Tenth Century AD, pp. 579-584

• Godfrey, W. Kockelmann, Neutron-Based Analytical Methods for the Non-Invasive Characterisation of Iron Artefacts, pp. 585-590

• J. Hall, R. Ellam, L. Wilson, T. Pollard, N. Ferguson, Corrosion Studies and Lead Isotope Analyses of Musket Balls from Scottish Battlefield Sites, pp. 591-597

• K. Hunger, E. Hildbrand, V. Hubert, M. Wörle, A. R. Furger, Non-Destructive and Minimally Invasive Analyses of Bronze Seal Boxes from Augusta Raurica by Micro X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry, Raman Spectroscopy and FTIR Spectroscopy, pp. 599-604

• M. L. Mascelloni, G. Cerichelli, S. Ridolfi, A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to the Study of An Assemblage of Copper-Based Finds Assigned to the Prehistory and Proto-History of Fucino, Abruzzo, Italy, pp. 605-610

• J.-F Moreau, R. G. V. Hancock, Copper-Based Kettles from Brador: A Contribution to the Study of Eastern Settlements of New France on the Northern Shore of the Estuary of the Saint-Lawrence (Quebec, Canada), pp. 611-616

• Niculescu, R. Oanta-Marghitu, M. Georgescu, On the Gold Adornments from Apahida-Fifth Century AD, Transylvania, Romania, pp. 617-622

• Peñuelas, J. L. Ruvalcaba, J. Contreras, E. Hernández, E. Ortiz, Non Destructive In Situ Analysis of Gold and Silver Artifacts from Tomb 7 of Monte Alban, Oaxaca, Mexico, pp. 623-627

• Photos-Jones, A. J. Hall, "Harvesting" the Ore: The Use of Iron Seepages in the Early Bloomery Furnace in Ireland, pp. 629-635

• V. Virgili, M. F. Guerra, Analysis of Gold Jewellery by PIXE and SEM-EDS: A Comparison of Ancient and Modern Productions, pp. 637-641

• F. Abate, S. C. Nappo, T. Paduano, S. Ricciardi, Reconstructing the Lost Moregine Site: A VR Based Approach to Simulate and Navigate an Inaccessible Archaeological Excavation, pp. 645-649

• Alvaro, M. Frangipane, G. Liberotti, R. Quaresima, R. Volpe, The Study of the Fourth Millennium Mud-Bricks at Arslantepe: Malatya (Turkey): Preliminary Results, pp. 651-656

• R. Sternberg, S. Bon-Harper, Intra-Site Testing Using Magnetometry and Shovel Test Pits in the Podere Funghi near Poggio Colla (Florence, Italy), pp. 657-662