The present overview answers the need of assessing the current state of the art concerning
the application of principal components analysis (PCA) to Raman spectroscopy …

For many thousands of years marbles, both white and coloured, have been the noble
material par excellence of the plastic arts and architecture. They were most successfully …

This paper reviews recent developments in the application of quantitative methods to
archaeological research and focuses upon three major themes: the development of so …

A proper recognition of the pollutant sources in atmospheric deposit is a key problem for any
action aiming at reducing their emission, being this an important issue with implications both …

Thin-section petrography can serve a number of functions in studies of cultural objects. It is
used to characterize and identify inorganic materials, locate the specific source of materials …

An overview of application of chemometrics for the characterization and conservation of
cultural heritage is provided. The principal component analysis (PCA) of painted plasters …

This research aims at bringing new contributions for lowering the polyether‐based
polyurethane (PUR) flexible foam high deterioration rate by studying selected storage …

This work presents the archaeometric characterisation of a group of ancient pottery remains
discovered during the restoring of the Novalesa Abbey (Susa Valley, Turin, Italy) performed …

Analytical characterization of megalithic sarcophagi potsherds from Veeranam,
Tiruvannamalai dist., Tamilnadu has been performed using Fourier transform infrared …

Because stone surfaces in outdoor environments are exposed to natural and human-
induced physico-chemical agents, they are often treated with synthetic coatings to prevent …