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
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)
The service provides access to the acquisition, processing, and (in agreement with the applicant) interpretation of high-resolution RGB, multispectral, hyperspectral and thermal infrared images from UAVs for the identification of features of archaeological interest.
Platforms:
Molab
Tools:
UAV-based high-resolution RGB cameraUAV-based multispectral high resolution cameraUAV-based high-resolution thermal cameraVIS-NIR UAV-based hyperspectral camera
Techniques:
Remote vis/nir spectral imaging for large area survey
Organization
CNR ISPC - Istituto di Scienze del Patrimonio Culturale (AirLab)
The chiral amino acid analysis possible in our facility allows age estimation in fossil samples through amino acid racemization (AAR) alongside other measures of protein breakdown, giving a measure of intra-crystalline protein degradation (IcPD)