Characterization of Archaeological and Historic Vitreous Materials
A special issue of Heritage (ISSN 2571-9408). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials and Heritage".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2021) | Viewed by 398
Special Issue Editors
Interests: inorganic materials; conservation science; preventive conservation; provenance; heritage science
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Interests: ancient glaze and ceramic technology and provenance; pigment history and use in Iran
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: ancient glass; glazes and ceramics; technology; provenance; conservation
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Special Issue Information
We are pleased to announce a joint Special Issue of MDPI Minerals and Heritage on the Characterization of Archaeological and Historic Vitreous Materials.
This Special Issue is dedicated to the characterization of ancient vitreous materials and related minerals by scientific methods for their better understanding and protection. The applied analytical techniques are either laboratory based or available at large-scale facilities such as ion-beam lines or synchrotrons. As any interference with the integrity of an object of cultural heritage, such as sampling, needs to be carefully weighed against the expected knowledge acquired, the methods need to be minimally invasive; i.e., leave only insignificant damage to the objects/samples, or, preferably, leave no damage behind.
Manmade vitreous materials are not minerals per se, but minerals are required for the production of glass, glazes or enamels and play a crucial role in decoration and coloring. Characterization of vitreous materials provides indications about the raw materials used and often allows for ascertaining or rejecting the hypothesis of a common provenance of various groups of objects. Further identification of crystalline matter created by precipitations, phase transitions or efflorescence provides valuable information on ancient technologies or on the preservation state of the objects.
You may choose our Joint Special Issue in Minerals.
Dr. Stefan Röhrs
Dr. Parviz Holakooei
Dr. Fanny Alloteau
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- ancient technologies
- raw materials
- minerals
- heritage science
- glass
- glaze
- coloring
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