PHYSICAL METHODS FOR CULTURAL HERITAGE Single channel
Chair (Coordinator) and Rapporteur: FEDERICO BORDI
Module 1: NMR MOLECULAR AND ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY
- Activity type
- Scienze e tecnologie per la conservazione e il restauro
- SSD
- FIS/07
- Year
- N/D
- Semester
- N/D
- CFU
- 3
- Hours distribution
- 16 classroom hours, 12 training hours
- Lecturers
- FEDERICO BORDI
Module 2: X AND UV VIS NIR SPECTROSCOPY AND IMAGING
- Activity type
- Scienze e tecnologie per la conservazione e il restauro
- SSD
- FIS/07
- Year
- N/D
- Semester
- N/D
- CFU
- 3
- Hours distribution
- 16 classroom hours, 12 training hours
- Lecturers
- FEDERICO BORDI
Objectives
Knowledge
Knowledge of elements of atomic and condensed matter physics. Knowledge of some diagnostic techniques for Cultural Heritage, of their physical principles and their application to real cases.
Skills
Capability of choosing among the techniques presented during the course the most suitable one, basing on the material to be studied and the information to be obtained
Learning outcomes
basic knowledge of data analysis methods; basic concepts of selected physical methods applied to cultural heritage;
Prerequisites
high school physics and mathematics
Programme
Module: NMR MOLECULAR AND ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY
Statistical methods for data analysis.
Basic concepts of X e UV VIS NIR spectroscopy applied to conservation of cultural heritage
Examples of the application of selected spectroscopic methods to archaeology and conservation science
Module: X AND UV VIS NIR SPECTROSCOPY AND IMAGING
Statistical methods for data analysis.
basic knowledge of data analysis methods; basic concepts of atomic and molecular spectroscopy and NMR applied to conservation of cultural heritage
Examples of the application of selected spectroscopic methods to archaeology and conservation science
Books
Module: NMR MOLECULAR AND ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY
not pertinent
Module: X AND UV VIS NIR SPECTROSCOPY AND IMAGING
not pertinent
Bibliography
Module: NMR MOLECULAR AND ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY
R.D. Drennan “Statistics for Archaeologists” (2009) Springer, NY
Stanton A. Glantz "Primer of Biostatistics" (2012) The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc
J.E. Freund “Introduction to Probability” (1993) Dover, NY
E.B. Banning “The Archaeologist’s laboratory” (2000) Kluwer, NY
M. Walker “Quaternary Dating Methods” (2005) John Wiley & Sons Ltd. England
Halliday & Resnick "Fundamentals of Physics" (2007) John Wiley & Sons Ltd. England
C.Christodoulides and G.Christodoulides "Analysis and Presentation of Experimental Results" (2017) Springer, NY
John R. Taylor "AN INTRODUCTION TO Error Analysis" (1997) University Science Books, CA
G.Artioli "SCIENTIFIC METHODS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE - An introduction to the application of materials science to archaeometry and conservation science" (2010) Oxford Univ. Press
Module: X AND UV VIS NIR SPECTROSCOPY AND IMAGING
R.D. Drennan “Statistics for Archaeologists” (2009) Springer, NY
Stanton A. Glantz "Primer of Biostatistics" (2012) The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc
J.E. Freund “Introduction to Probability” (1993) Dover, NY
E.B. Banning “The Archaeologist’s laboratory” (2000) Kluwer, NY
M. Walker “Quaternary Dating Methods” (2005) John Wiley & Sons Ltd. England
Halliday & Resnick "Fundamentals of Physics" (2007) John Wiley & Sons Ltd. England
C.Christodoulides and G.Christodoulides "Analysis and Presentation of Experimental Results" (2017) Springer, NY
John R. Taylor "AN INTRODUCTION TO Error Analysis" (1997) University Science Books, CA
G.Artioli "SCIENTIFIC METHODS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE - An introduction to the application of materials science to archaeometry and conservation science" (2010) Oxford Univ. Press
Lessons mode
lectures
Frequency
elective
Exam mode
oral exam; partial written exams (2 or 3) could be held at different times during the course, passing two partial exams is equivalent to passing the general exam
Example exam questions
not pertinent
Arguments
Module: NMR MOLECULAR AND ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY
Module: X AND UV VIS NIR SPECTROSCOPY AND IMAGING
Sustainability goals
- Academic year2026/2027
- Degree program to which the course belongsTechnologies for Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage
- Mandatory presenceNo
- Languageita
- CFU6 CFU, distributed among 2 integrated didactic modules
- Total duration56 hours