Minerals, as raw structural materials or pigments, play a fundamental role in archaeometry,
for the understanding of nature, structure and status of an artefact or object of interest for …

The applications of analytical Raman spectroscopy in the characterisation of materials
associated with archaeologically excavated artefacts, forensic investigations of drugs of …

The miniaturisation of laser sources, charge‐coupled device electronic control boxes and
increasing Lap‐top computer capacity led to a revolution in Raman spectrometry …

Carbon-based black pigments, a widely used class of pigments, are difficult to differentiate
with the noninvasive techniques currently used in cultural heritage science. We use pump …

Spectral preprocessing data and chemometric tools are analytical methods widely applied in
several scientific contexts ie, in archaeometric applications. A systematic classification of …

An analytical study of the gilding techniques on thirty-eight artworks belonging to the
museum collection and storeroom of the Royal Palace in Caserta (Italy) is reported. X-ray …

The materials and techniques of wall paintings decorating the Domus of Octavius Quartio,
an outstanding patrician villa in ancient Pompeii, were investigated by means of a multi …

As non-renewable cultural heritages, murals have important implications in historical
customs, religions, and philosophy as well as their aesthetic values. Recently, many murals …

In this paper, chemical and structural studies of medieval wall paintings in Ocre (L'Aquila,
Italy) are presented. During the latest restoration campaign, non-destructive (Near-Infrared …

Pigments are one of the most important archaeological records recovered from the burial of
Pompeii. Therefore, their analysis and characterization is an important task from the …