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Archaeometric study of ceramic findings from the site of the Roman villa in Fiumana (Italy)

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Published online: 18 August 2025

DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-025-06654-w

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Published online: 18 August 2025

DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-025-06445-3

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Integrated analytical approach for the characterisation of dyed wool fibres in the earliest Moroccan carpet

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Published online: 29 July 2025

DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-025-06628-y

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New perspectives for the inhibition of salt damages in mural paintings in hypogeal contexts: the case of Saint Augustine in the rupestrian church of San Pietro Barisano (Matera, Italy)

Giulia Simonelli, Angela Calia, Paola Mezzadri, Giancarlo Sidoti, Giovanni Quarta and Ludovica Ruggiero

Published online: 21 July 2025

DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-025-06536-1

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From excavation to laboratory: advanced strategies for archiving archaeometric marble provenance research at the Austrian archaeological institute (OeAW)

Vasiliki Anevlavi, Emmanouil Anevlavis, Pamela Fragnoli, Micheline Welte, Karl Burkhart, Helmut Schwaiger and Walter Prochaska

Published online: 09 July 2025

DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-025-06473-z

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Multi-analytical study of materials of a printed book titled «Παρακλητική, ήτοι, Οκτώηχος η Μεγάλη», issued by Saint George’s printing office, in Venice, 1857

Artemis Vatikioti, Vasiliki Kokla, Eleni Tziamourani, Georgios P. Mastrotheodoros and Athanasios Karabotsos

Published online: 26 June 2025

DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-025-06472-0

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Application of non-destructive techniques to evaluate the sculpture of our Lady of Good Health

Josiane E. Cavalcante, Roberta M. S. P. Borges, Isis V. N. S. Franzi, Anderson G. Paula, Rafael A. F. Gomes, Davi F. Oliveira and Ricardo T. Lopes

Published online: 25 June 2025

DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-025-06544-1

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Composite gems in medieval era: the art of counterfeiting before the sixteenth century

S. Martiniello, S. Legnaioli, I. Bertelli, E. Ribechini and S. Raneri

Published online: 23 June 2025

DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-025-06505-8

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Characterisation and assessment of two green aging methods for silver mock-up systems using multi-analytical techniques

Qing Wu, Kirill Gubanov, Han Zhou, Ivan Marozau, Arianna Passaretti, Jorge Gonzalez Frutos, Christian Degrigny, Loïc Bertrand, Maartje Stols-Witlox, Laura Brambilla and Edith Joseph

Published online: 18 June 2025

DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-025-06286-0

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The study of two impressive simulacra at Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Almada, Portugal

Teresa Ferreira, Margarida Nunes, Ana Curto, Joana Palmeirão, Ana Manhita, Fernanda Olival, Luís Piorro, Paula Monteiro and Eduarda Vieira

Published online: 18 June 2025

DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-025-06356-3

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Metallic thread lace: unveiling manufacturing techniques via scientific analysis of historic textiles

Aldona Kopyciak, Karolina Skóra, Agnieszka Kwiatkowska, Paulina Krupska-Wolas and Julio M. del Hoyo-Meléndez

Published online: 11 June 2025

DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-025-06341-w

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Exploring a forgotten heritage: the case study of Saint Vincent Martyr's simulacrum

Joana Palmeirão, Margarida Nunes, Ana Manhita, Ana Curto, Luís Piorro, Eduarda Vieira and Teresa Ferreira

Published online: 04 June 2025

DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-025-06405-x

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Synthesis, characterisation and application of pigmented geopolymers to the pilot site of the UNESCO Cefalù Cathedral (Sicily, Italy)

A. Bertino, M. C. Caggiani, M. Fugazzotto, S. Portale, S. Starinieri, G. Barone and P. Mazzoleni

Published online: 04 June 2025

DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-025-06420-y

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Archaeometric philology for the study of deteriorated and overlapping layers of ink: the colour code of an early Qur’anic fragment

Giuseppe Marotta, Alba Fedeli, Sowmeya Sathiyamani and Claudia Colini

Published online: 26 May 2025

DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-025-06343-8

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Linking pedological and atmospheric environments for the conservation and management of earthen archaeological sites: development of a novel technique

Jerrod Seifert, Ashley Lingle, Jesse Wolfhagen, Therese Corton, Paul Duffy, William Parkinson, William Ridge, Danielle Riebe and Attila Gyucha

Published online: 23 May 2025

DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-025-06342-9

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Characterization of the reconversion products of darkened lead white and development of an innovative approach for its stabilization

Patrizia Moretti, Giulia Russo, Letizia Monico, Riccardo Vivani, Mauro Matteini and Francesca Piqué

Published online: 21 May 2025

DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-025-06334-9

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Silver/dyes decoupling and colour restoration of autochromes using multispectral imaging

Irina Ciortan, Yoko Arteaga and Giorgio Trumpy

Published online: 12 May 2025

DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-025-06284-2

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Mapping damage and biological agents in Greek historical photographs from 1938 to 1948 using multi-analytical methods

M. Tzorakaki, V. Kokla, A. Batrinou and A. Karabotsos

Published online: 12 May 2025

DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-025-06283-3

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Spatio-temporal monitoring of the microsurface modification in artworks under environmental forcing

Sara Mazzocato and Claudia Daffara

Published online: 12 May 2025

DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-025-06281-5

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Simulated reflection spectra of copper red glaze and gold ruby-pink enamel

Gen Li, Cui Jia, Baoqiang Kang, He Li and Yong Lei

Published online: 07 May 2025

DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-025-06287-z

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Electroforms for the book printing press in the nineteenth century: a case study on production technology and long-term corrosion

Valentina Ljubić Tobisch, Wolfgang Kautek and Bernhard Pichler

Published online: 14 April 2025

DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-025-06217-z

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Raman approach to investigate painted decorations and manufacture technology of fake Greek and Italic pottery: a contribution to authentication

Antonella Privitera, Marta Sardara and Armida Sodo

Published online: 18 March 2025

DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-025-06168-5

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A multi-analytical study of early twentieth-century industrially produced cobalt blue paints from Edvard Munch’s studio

Beatrice Giorgia Boracchi, Eun-Jin Strand Ferrer, Margherita Gnemmi, Laura Falchi, Francesca Caterina Izzo and Irina Crina Anca Sandu

Published online: 03 March 2025

DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-025-06062-0

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Unravelling the mysteries of the fifteenth century ‘Saint Vincent Panels’ by combined in situ and micro-Raman spectroscopy

Eva Vermeersch, Anastasia Rousaki, Sylvia Lycke, Sara Valadas, Virgínia Glória Nascimento, Rita Oliveira, José Mendes, Susana Campos, Joaquim Caetano, António Candeias and Peter Vandenabeele

Published online: 03 March 2025

DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-025-06104-7

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Micro-computed tomography and laser micro-ablation on altered pyrite in lapis lazuli to enhance provenance investigation: a new methodology and its application to archaeological cases

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Published online: 22 January 2025

DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-025-05988-9

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Discovery of a painting inspired by Ancient Egypt on the reverse of Train du Soir (1957) by Paul Delvaux

Edène Derzelle, David Strivay, Francisca Vandepitte, Hippolyte Stassart and Catherine Defeyt

Published online: 28 October 2024

DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-024-05749-0

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Archaeometric study of ceramic findings from the site of the Roman villa in Fiumana (Italy)

Dendrochronological study of Van Goyen´s panels and preliminary study of its painting technique

Integrated analytical approach for the characterisation of dyed wool fibres in the earliest Moroccan carpet

New perspectives for the inhibition of salt damages in mural paintings in hypogeal contexts: the case of Saint Augustine in the rupestrian church of San Pietro Barisano (Matera, Italy)

From excavation to laboratory: advanced strategies for archiving archaeometric marble provenance research at the Austrian archaeological institute (OeAW)

Multi-analytical study of materials of a printed book titled «Παρακλητική, ήτοι, Οκτώηχος η Μεγάλη», issued by Saint George’s printing office, in Venice, 1857

Application of non-destructive techniques to evaluate the sculpture of our Lady of Good Health

Composite gems in medieval era: the art of counterfeiting before the sixteenth century

Characterisation and assessment of two green aging methods for silver mock-up systems using multi-analytical techniques

The study of two impressive simulacra at Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Almada, Portugal

Metallic thread lace: unveiling manufacturing techniques via scientific analysis of historic textiles

Exploring a forgotten heritage: the case study of Saint Vincent Martyr's simulacrum

Synthesis, characterisation and application of pigmented geopolymers to the pilot site of the UNESCO Cefalù Cathedral (Sicily, Italy)

Archaeometric philology for the study of deteriorated and overlapping layers of ink: the colour code of an early Qur’anic fragment

Linking pedological and atmospheric environments for the conservation and management of earthen archaeological sites: development of a novel technique

Characterization of the reconversion products of darkened lead white and development of an innovative approach for its stabilization

Silver/dyes decoupling and colour restoration of autochromes using multispectral imaging

Mapping damage and biological agents in Greek historical photographs from 1938 to 1948 using multi-analytical methods

Spatio-temporal monitoring of the microsurface modification in artworks under environmental forcing

Simulated reflection spectra of copper red glaze and gold ruby-pink enamel

Electroforms for the book printing press in the nineteenth century: a case study on production technology and long-term corrosion

Raman approach to investigate painted decorations and manufacture technology of fake Greek and Italic pottery: a contribution to authentication

A multi-analytical study of early twentieth-century industrially produced cobalt blue paints from Edvard Munch’s studio

Unravelling the mysteries of the fifteenth century ‘Saint Vincent Panels’ by combined in situ and micro-Raman spectroscopy

Micro-computed tomography and laser micro-ablation on altered pyrite in lapis lazuli to enhance provenance investigation: a new methodology and its application to archaeological cases

Discovery of a painting inspired by Ancient Egypt on the reverse of Train du Soir (1957) by Paul Delvaux

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