Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy has become an established analytical atomic
emission spectroscopic technique. It has analytical and technical advantages over other …

Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) has emerged in the past ten years as a
promising technique for analysis and characterization of the composition of a broad variety …

List of figures p. ix List of tables p. xii Preface p. xiii Part I The Role of Analytical Chemistry in
Archaeology p. 1 1 Archaeology and Analytical Chemistry p. 3 1.1 The history of analytical …

Many uncertainties and doubts often arise when students, researchers and professionals of
archaeology start the study of the huge amount of ceramic sherds collected in …

This review covers past and present developments of analytical chemistry in the field of
Cultural Heritage (CH), from the methods of characterization of materials to the procedures …

Archaeological chemistry is a subject of great importance to the study and methodology of
archaeology. This comprehensive text covers the subject with a full range of case studies …

The in situ non invasive methods have experienced a significant development in the last
decade because they meet specific needs of analytical chemistry in the field of cultural …

Advances in microscopy techniques based on x-rays have opened unprecedented
opportunities in terms of spatial resolution, combined with chemical and morphology …

Recent studies are concisely reviewed, in which X-ray beams of (sub) micrometre to
millimetre dimensions have been used for non-destructive analysis and characterization of …

Electrochemistry plays an important role in preserving our cultural heritage. For the first time
this has been documented in the present volume. Coverage includes both electrochemical …