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Author International Conference on Science, Arts and Culture (7th : 2007 : Veli Lošinj, Croatia)

Title Science for cultural heritage : technological innovation and case studies in marine and land archaeology in the Adriatic region and inland : VII International Conference on Science, Arts and Culture : August 28-31, 2007, Veli Lošinj, Croatia / editors, M. [sic] Montagnari Kokelj, M. Budinich, C. Tuniz
Published Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, ©2010

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Description 1 online resource (xvii, 279 pages) : illustrations, maps
Contents Archaeological and archaeometric data in the study of the athlete of Croatia / M. Michelucci -- Ion beam techniques for analysis of cultural heritage objects : collaboration between the Ruder Bos̮ković Institute and the Croatian Conservation Institute / S. Fazinić [and others] -- Study by mobile non-destructive testing of the bronze statue of the "Satiro" of Marsala / G. Guida [and others] -- Archaeometric Measurements with PIXE in Slovenia / Z̮. S̮mit -- In situ chemical composition analysis of cultural heritage objects using portable x-ray fluorescence spectrometry / D. Wegrzynek [and others] -- Integrated geophysical techniques for the high-resolution study of archaeological sites / M. Pipan and E. Forte -- Thermoluminescence dating and cultural heritage / M. Martini and E. Sibilia -- New x-ray digital radiography and computed tomography for cultural heritage / F. Casali [and others] -- Cosmic rays for archaeology / G. Giannini -- Some examples of examination, characterisation, analysis & conservation techniques dedicated to archaeological artefacts / J.L. Boutaine -- Presentation of DEMGOL : online etymological dictionary of Greek mythology / E. Pellizer -- Building up an archaeological restoration & conservation department in Friuli-Venezia Giulia / F. Lo Schiavo -- Relative sea level changes by using archaeological markers : the INTERREG Italia-Slovenia Project "Alto Adriatico" / S. Furlani, F. Antonioli and R. Auriemma -- Digitization and multispectral analysis of artistic objects : exemplary cases and web documentation / G. Maino and S. Massari -- Actuopalaeontology : a polyfunctional tool for archaeology / G. Bressan [and others] -- Robotics tools for underwater archaeology / G. Conte [and others] -- Accelerators and radiation for art and archaeology / C. Tuniz -- The [symbol]C contribution to the protohistory of Friuli (North-Eastern Italy) / P. Càssola Guida -- Serpentinite shaft-holed axes in the Caput Adriae : preliminary results and perspectives based on x-ray computerized microtomography / F. Bernardini [and others] -- Mummies -- a special report results of CAT scan analyses of Egyptian mummies in the Civico Museo di Storia ed Arte of Trieste / M.V. Torlo -- ANGLE software for semiconductor detector gamma-efficiency calculations and possibilities for its applications to cultural heritage objects characterization / S. Jovanovic and A. Dlabac -- Hominid fossils as universal and national cultural heritage : an essay on past and present attitudes towards the ownership of hominid fossils and the question of repatriation / P.V. Tobias
Summary The aim of the conference was to discuss the contribution of physics and other sciences in archaeological research and in the preservation of cultural heritage. Considering that the mission of ECSAC is to promote the interaction among the diverse cultures of the peoples from the lands on the Adriatic and Ionian seas, it is apt that the major themes were related to the rich history and pre-history of this region - from Greek-Roman archaeology on the eastern Adriatic coasts to the palaeoanthropology of the Neanderthals of the Vindija caves in Croatia, from the Roman city of Aquileia to the pleistocenic cave of Homo heidelbergensis in the Karst of Visogliano (Trieste), from the Roman ship Julia Felix of the Grado lagoon to the ancient bronze Apoxyomenos of the Veli Los̮inj waters. A variety of scientific disciplines provide tools and methods that are crucial in reconstructing humanity's past and in preserving material remains that witness the evolution of human culture. Geology reconstructs the history of terrestrial environments, critical for the evolution and dispersal of humans. Chemistry explains reactions that modify materials left by human activities, including the destructive effects of pollution. Biology has a critical role in archaeology, particularly with the recent advance in analysis of DNA in ancient organic materials
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
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Subject Archaeology -- Methodology -- Case studies -- Congresses
Archaeology -- Technological innovations -- Congresses
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Adriatic Sea Region -- Congresses
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Archaeology.
Archaeology -- Methodology
Archaeology -- Technological innovations
Excavations (Archaeology)
Europe -- Adriatic Sea Region
Genre/Form Conference papers and proceedings
Form Electronic book
Author Montagnari Kokelj, E. (Emanuela)
Budinich, M. (Marco)
Tuniz, C. (Claudio)
ISBN 9789814307079
9814307076
Other Titles VII International Conference on Science, Arts and Culture