2024
Digital Techniques and Laboratory Practice in Archaeological Materials Science
Name: Digital Techniques and Laboratory Practice in Archaeological Materials Science
Code: QUI13483M
6 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours
Scientific Area:
Archeology, Chemistry
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
This course is intended to provide students with basic theoretical and practical knowledge on a set of innovative, state of the art IT, Bio-chemical, Chemical, Geo-Physical and Image Processing techniques currently being applied in Archaeology and the study of Archaeological and Cultural Heritage materials. Students will be able to develop critical thinking in assessing the potential and limitations inherent to the technologies studied in order to be able to correctly apply them to real case studies.
Contents
- Introduction to IT techniques applied to archeology and the study of Cultural Heritage objects.
- Introduction to Geophysical Survey, Remote Sensing, Structure from Motion Photogrammetry, Image Processing software, 3D scanning, Macrophotography, Microscopy. Data presentation and visualisation tools (3D viewers AR/VR; 3D printing).
- Introduction to Virtual Archaeology in Museum exhibitions.
- Practical Laboratory classes in innovative imaging and chemical analytical techniques applied to Cultural Heritage and Archaeometry. Students will be involved in currently running research projects and in the analysis of archaeological materials gaining first-hand preliminary experience in sample preparation and running of SEM+EDS, Raman Spectroscopy, LA-ICP-MS, IRMS, FT-IR Spectroscopy, XRF, micro-biological analysis.
- Introduction to Geophysical Survey, Remote Sensing, Structure from Motion Photogrammetry, Image Processing software, 3D scanning, Macrophotography, Microscopy. Data presentation and visualisation tools (3D viewers AR/VR; 3D printing).
- Introduction to Virtual Archaeology in Museum exhibitions.
- Practical Laboratory classes in innovative imaging and chemical analytical techniques applied to Cultural Heritage and Archaeometry. Students will be involved in currently running research projects and in the analysis of archaeological materials gaining first-hand preliminary experience in sample preparation and running of SEM+EDS, Raman Spectroscopy, LA-ICP-MS, IRMS, FT-IR Spectroscopy, XRF, micro-biological analysis.
Teaching Methods
Teaching materials, including handouts, thematic websites and scientific articles will be distributed in and posted on a dedicated Moodle page.
Evaluation methods: final examinations, written assignments with presentation in class
Evaluation methods: final examinations, written assignments with presentation in class
Teaching Staff (2023/2024 )
