Chemistry for Archaeology : Heritage Sciences

ISBN-13: 9783110442144 / Angielski / Miękka / 2026 / 370 str.

Ina Reiche; Matthias Alfeld; Martin Radtke

Opis

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Spis treści

From the Contents:

- Introduction

Why Chemistry is Needed in this Field ?
Overview of the Chemical Methods Used for this Purpose
Special Requirement When Studying Art and Archaeological Objects
Specific Chemical Problems
General Approach

- Chemical Studies of Art :
Aims : Characterisation of the Material, Techniques and Authentication of Works of Art
Studied Objects : Paintings, Pigments and Colorants
Glasses, Ceramics
Metals
Drawings
Sculptures
Carved Stones, Ivory, Wood
Polychromy

- Chemical Studies in Archaeology

Aims : Provenancing, Sourcing and Diffusion of Raw Materials
Technology
Bioarchaeology
Dating
Studied Materials : Bone, Wood, Ceramics, Flint, Stone, Metals and Ore, Prehistoric Pigments

- Chemistry for Conservation Sciences

Analytical Chemistry for Preventive Conservation
Analytical Chemistry for Detecting Old cCnsolidants New Conservation Products
Alteration Phenomena of Consolidants
Accelerated Aging for Understanding the Underlying Alteration Processes
New Practices

- Selected Case Studies

Conclusions and Perspectives
New Trends in Analytical Chemistry for the Characterisation of Art and Archaeological Objects as well as For Evaluating their Conservation State

O autorze

Ina Reiche, Rathgen-Forschungslabor, Matthias Alfeld, LAMS, Martin Radtke, BAM, and Anna Hodgkinson, FU.