Human evolution was strongly related to environmental factors. Woodlands and their
products played a key role in the production of tools and weapons, and provided unique …

Solid dosage forms such as tablets are extensively used in drug administration for their
simplicity and large-scale manufacturing capabilities. High-resolution X-ray tomography is …

MicroComputed Tomography has become the gold standard for studying 3D microscopic
structures nondestructively, and this book provides up-to-date coverage of the modality. The …

The best strategy to tackle complexity when analyzing corrosion in iron artefacts is to
combine different analytical methods. Traditional techniques provide effective means to …

The potential applications of microCT scanning in the field of archaeobotany are only just
beginning to be explored. The imaging technique can extract new archaeobotanical …

The analysis of archaeological wood is of great importance in historical research because of
its status as an outstanding information carrier. Dendrochronology, in particular, is an …

Large metal and metal-alloy cauldrons first appear on the far western steppe and Caucasus
region during the Maykop period (3700–2900 BCE); however, the types of foods or …

X-ray micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) scans were conducted on impregnated
sediment blocks from the early Holocene rockshelter site of Lapa do Santo, East-Central …

By-products of metal corrosion, when coming into contact with organic matter, have the
capacity to preserve it from decay. A pilot study was conducted aiming to explore the …

In this work, several attributes of the internal morphology of drupaceous fruits found in the
archaeological site Monte Castelo (Rondonia, Brazil) are analyzed by means of two different …