Archaeometric Implications of Minerals
A special issue of Minerals (ISSN 2075-163X). This special issue belongs to the section "Crystallography and Physical Chemistry of Minerals & Nanominerals".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 December 2019) | Viewed by 5362
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Archaeometry is a multidisciplinary research field, focused upon the application of scientific methods to the analysis of artworks and archaeological materials. In this context, the study of mineralogy in its various branches can play a fundamental and strategic role, as most minerals enter the composition—as main and accessory constituents—of objects related to cultural heritage.
Some ancient inorganic artefacts (e.g., pigments, mortars, ceramics, metals, and glass) are mainly composed of crystalline and/or amorphous phases. In light of this, fundamental issues such as the nature of their constituent materials, their provenance and technical procedures aimed at their manufacturing, their possible weathering, and related conservation issues are intimately linked with the processes that rule the formation, evolution, and transformations of mineral phases. Scientific approaches used for the in-depth study of minerals can thus be applied as well to the archaeometric study of cultural heritage, in terms of characterization, technological features, dating, degradation, and preservation.
This Special Issue will focus on the application of mineral-related disciplines to the analysis of cultural heritage items, such as artworks, ancient artefacts, archaeological materials, and historical buildings. Papers centered on these themes, discussing up-to-date methodological studies on materials of historical and artistic relevance, will be welcomed.
Prof. Dr. Roberto Giustetto
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Cultural Heritage
- Archaeometry
- Characterization
- Conservation
- Degradation
- Mineral-Science
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