Materials and Methods in Cultural Heritage: The role of Archaeometry in Museums

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue of Heritage aims to gather high-quality original research articles and technical notes in the field of cultural heritage focusing on new technologies, innovative materials, and strategies adopted for diagnostics and both the conservation of preserved archaeological sites and archaeological exhibits in museums. This synergic approach sheds new light on our knowledge of the complex and heterogeneous materials constituting the objects and artefacts of artistic and archaeological interest, suggesting new strategies for result dissemination and the education of the common citizen. This Special Issue will highlight the most recent advances of successful scientific studies in the field of cultural heritage, the advancement of new materials and nanotechnologies for arts, and new dissemination and valorisation strategies.

In this framework the AIAr (Associazione Italiana di Archeometria—Italian Archaeometric Society) is organising the thematic conference “Dalla conoscenza alla valorizzazione: il ruolo dell’archeometria nei Musei—From knowledge to valorisation: the role of archeometry in museums” in March 2019. The mission of the conference is to bring together scientists, archaeologists, conservators, and museums by creating a stimulating environment to exchange ideas and to promote this interdisciplinary research field. For the first time, this thematic conference will be organised in a museum and in particular within the splendid location of the National Archaeological Museum of Reggio Calabria, recently included among the five most beautiful and exciting museums of ancient art in Italy.

The Special Issue is focused on experimental research and case studies on the following topics:

• Characterization and diagnostics;
• Conservation, monitoring, restoration;
• Nanotechnologies and new materials;
• Provenance and dating;
• Protection and valorisation;
• Dissemination in cultural heritage and the dissemination of scientific culture;
• Mobile laboratories inside museums;
• Digitization and 3D reconstruction;
• Materials of contemporary art;
• Knowledge, enhancement, and dissemination of underwater heritage.

Dr. Rosina Celeste Ponterio
Dr. Giulia Festa
Dr. Maria Luisa Saladino
Prof Carmine Lubritto
Guest Editors

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