Radiocarbon (14C) has a long tradition in archaeology, for obvious reasons. The method enables dating organic matter (bones, wood, charcoal, plant remains, shells etc) back to ca. 50.000 years ago... Read more »

Non-Destructive Characterization and Depth-Profiling of Drawings by Photoacoustic Spectroscopy and Synchrotron Based Micro-Laminography

There are a number of techniques capable of detecting structures and images below the surface of a painting or a drawing. However, none of these techniques are capable of seeing the colors buried under the surface...Read more »

Geophysics in search of early iron production in Jordan. The Near East is considered to be the region where iron production was first developed around 1200 BC. The earliest example of a large-scale smelting site is Tell el-Hammeh at the junction of the Jordan and Zerqa Valleys...Read more »

Late Bronze Age Geistingen axes are socketed bronze axes of which the function is still a mystery for archaeologists.
The use optical and electron microscopes, X-Ray Fluorescence and X-Ray Diffraction will shead light on how they're made and what their function used to be...Read more>>