Advanced Sensing Technologies in Archaeology and Heritage

Dear Colleagues,

Advancements in technology with the development of inexpensive high-resolution cameras, drones, robotic sensors, lensless microscopy, computationally efficient smartphones, plasmonic nanostructures, and plasmonic-enhanced photodetectors for focal plane arrays combined with AI and machine learning have revolutionized the way materials are analyzed, accessed, and interpreted.

These sensing technologies offer a new generation of high-resolution, high-speed, and high-sensitivity analyzers, addressing research gaps and barriers needed to respond to challenges faced by material culture and provide information for improved diagnostics and cultural heritage evaluations.

Aiming to bridge novel sensing technologies with cultural heritage applications, we are pleased to invite you to contribute to the state of the art of field-deployable or laboratory/large-scale facility sensing technologies for cultural heritage applications.

This Special Issue aims to provide a platform for researchers across disciplinary fields that drive the state of the art in scale-crossing sensing technologies with (potential) applications in cultural heritage conservation, archaeological materials research, and authentication in art and archaeology.

In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following topics:

• Photonic sensing for cultural heritage applications;
• Remote sensing in archaeology;
• Sensing devices for documenting and monitoring underwater archaeological heritage;
• Diffraction-limited resolution systems for material culture applications;
• Artificial intelligence for cultural heritage;
• Smart portable systems for diagnostics and monitoring in archaeology and cultural heritage;
• THz, HSI, SERS,INSTRUMENT DESIGN, STEM/TEM.

Prof. Dr. Ioanna Kakoulli
Dr. Jean-Paul Guillet
Dr. Santiago Sanchez-Cortés
Guest Editors

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