Confocal XRF is a non-invasive analytical technique used to characterize samples with complex stratigraphy. The technique offers high chemical sensitivity and micrometric spatial resolution, enabling the detection of inorganic elements from the surface to the interior of the object, up to several hundred microns deep. It is particularly useful for analyzing paintings, ancient polychromies, inks, and plated metals, and has applications in archaeology, art, conservation, and restoration.
Platforms:
Molab
Tools:
Mobile 1D/3D Confocal XRF scanner
Techniques:
Xrf confocal mapping
Organization
CNR ISPC - Istituto di Scienze del Patrimonio Culturale (XRAYLab)
3D micro-topography scanning is a technique used to measure and analyze the microscopically small surface features of an object in three dimensions. Its application in cultural heritage is transformative for the preservation, analysis, and dissemination of historical artifacts and sites.
Platforms:
Fixlab
Tools:
Zeiss confocal laser scanning fluorescent microscope LSM 800 MAT
Techniques:
3d digital microscopy3d laser scanning
Organization
Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia
This service offers precise 3D scanning using structured-light and laser technologies for detailed documentation and analysis of objects across various fields, including heritage and design.
ANAMNESIS is an open-source web platform designed to document, structure, and preserve digitization workflows in Cultural Heritage (CH) and Heritage Science (HS). Built on the W7 semantic framework (What, Why, Who, Where, When, How, Which), it enables fine-grained metadata and paradata documentation for HS imaging and measurments activities—from data acquisition to processing and analysis—while ensuring traceability, reproducibility, and FAIR compliance.
Platforms:
Digilab
Techniques:
Data analysisData cleaningData miningData presentationData science techniqueData transformationData visualizationGeospatial data analysis
Organization
Modèles et simulations pour l'Architecture et le Patrimoine
An ion beam analytical set-up, installed at the beamlines of the ATOMKI Tandetron accelerator, serves to determine the concentration and distribution of elements both in vacuum and in-air (for larger or sensitive artefacts) with high lateral resolution.
A collection of analytical and imaging tools (3D digital microscope, micro-XRF, Raman microscope, variable pressure electron microscope, etc.) provides information on the structure and composition of the objects.
Platforms:
Fixlab
Tools:
Micro-XRF spectrometerScanning electron microscopeRaman microscope3D digital microscope
Preparation and stable isotope ratio measurement (H, C, N, O, S) of wooden, skeletal or inorganic archaeological samples, helping in the interpretation of the results.
ATON is a service accessible to everyone for presenting and interacting with 3D models, scenes, and 360 panoramas directly on the web. It is designed to meet the growing demand for 3D digitization in Cultural Heritage.
Platforms:
Digilab
Techniques:
Data presentationData processingData visualizationDigital archiving serviceDigital resource utilization
Organization
CNR ISPC - Istituto di Scienze del Patrimonio Culturale (DHiLab)
Access to the archives of the Archaeology Database which include images, scientific data and reports. The purpose of the Archaeology Database of the Hungarian National Museum Public Collection Center is to support research, education, and learning. The Archaeology Database is a continuously expanding online catalog that currently contains 65,000 archaeological sites and 1.3 million files.
Platforms:
Digilab
Techniques:
No techniques found
Organization
Hungarian National Museum Public Collection Centre, Hungarian National Museum Archaeological Repository and Documentation Management Department