Science and Technology for the Conservation of Cultural Heritage

The objective of this course is to develop the ability to interact between archaeometrists and archaeologists, provide a common language, and share with students of technologies for the conservation of cultural heritage the central goals of archaeological research. A - Knowledge and understanding LO 1) Understand the nature and objectives of archaeological research LO 2) Understand the systems of relative dating for artifacts LO 3) Understand the interpretative methodologies used in the study of ancient societies LO 4) Understand the rules of archaeological stratigraphy LO 5) Recognize the characteristics of the contexts in which archaeological materials are found B - Application skills LO 6) Be able to develop original ideas for interpreting data aimed at understanding the economic, social, and political organization of the studied societies LO 7) Be able to reconstruct archaeological contexts LO 8) Be able to assess the reliability of contexts and the materials found within them LO 9) Be able to formulate the right research questions C - Autonomy of judgment LO 10) Be able to evaluate a stratigraphic-archaeological matrix LO 11) Be able to assess the accuracy of an artifact’s attribution to its archaeological context D - Communication skills LO 12) Demonstrate the ability to interact with archaeologists and archaeometrists LO 13) Be able to contextualize archaeological artifacts and explain their historical significance E - Ability to learn LO 14) Be able to consult archaeological literature for the historical interpretation of archaeometric analysis results LO 15) Be able to plan an interdisciplinary activity aimed at interpreting archaeological samples analyzed in the laboratory