This article summarises the history of cinnabar, from its first uses in burials to modern oils on
canvas. After a brief introduction on mercury and contamination issues, the article gets to the …

This review is to be considered part of the development of the MEMORI dosimeter, to
evaluate the impact of climate (relative humidity, temperature, illumination, etc., including …

Since antiquity, various copper-containing substances have been used as green and blue
pigments. Their exceptional diversity, reflecting their various chemical and phase …

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 …

This review covers past and present developments of analytical chemistry in the field of
Cultural Heritage (CH), from the methods of characterization of materials to the procedures …

Raman spectroscopy is considered as one of the most appreciated analytical techniques in
the cultural heritage research field, thanks to some of its favourable characteristics such as …

Raman spectroscopy is a powerful technique for the characterization of materials and is of
valuable use in archaeometrical research in general. Green compounds of natural or …

Genuine ultramarine has been one of the most precious blue pigments employed since
ancient times. It used to be obtained by crushing and grinding the lapis lazuli rock and …

Fragments of painted limestone reliefs from the Palace of Apries in Upper Egypt excavated
by Flinders Petrie in 1908–1910 have been investigated using visible-induced …

Analytical chemistry on archaeological material is an essential part of modern
archaeological investigations and from year to year, instrumental improvement has made it …