ARCHAEOMETRY

Course objectives

The aim of the course is to provide basic knowledge about the investigation methodologies used to study materials and processing techniques, as well as for dating of the archaeological heritage products. In detail, the main non-destructive techniques (such as UV fluorescence, radiography, XRF, neutron activation) and dating of materials (thermoluminescence, dendrochronology, radiocarbon dating) will be discussed.

  • Lesson code10598935
  • Academic year2025/2026
  • CourseMediterranean Archaeology
  • CurriculumPaleolithic Archaeology ART-W (Percorso valido anche ai fini del conseguimento del titolo multiplo italo-francese-tedesco)
  • Year1st year
  • Semester2nd semester
  • SSDFIS/07
  • CFU6