Minerals, as raw structural materials or pigments, play a fundamental role in archaeometry,
for the understanding of nature, structure and status of an artefact or object of interest for …

The applications of analytical Raman spectroscopy in the characterisation of materials
associated with archaeologically excavated artefacts, forensic investigations of drugs of …

This work presents a review of the findings of calcium oxalate films, a widespread decay
phenomenon recovered on stone and other substrates (mortars, wall and easel paintings …

We present a new multi-analytical approach to the characterization of black pigments in
Spanish Levantine rock art. This new protocol seeks to identify the raw materials that were …

In this paper we present results on the rock art painting materials from the Gode Roriso rock
shelter, located in the eastern Hararghe region of Ethiopia. This analysis included X …

An extensive in situ Raman spectroscopic campaign was performed on archaeological sites
in three different provinces in Patagonia, Argentina (Neuquén, Río Negro and Chubut). 16 …

Vibrational spectroscopy (Raman and FTIR) has played an important role in identifying
pigments, substrata and deterioration products in rock art studies worldwide: in the …

This paper offers an updated review of the variety of physicochemical analysis applied so far
to Levantine rock art (Spain) to characterize the composition of the pigments, as well as the …

An extensive micro‐Raman spectroscopic study of prehistoric rock paintings found in
Hararghe region, Ethiopia, was carried out, with the aim to evaluate the production skill of …

This paper contributes to current debates on the technologies and practices of prehistoric
artists using the rock art site of el Carche (Jalance, Spain) as a case study. The site …