Art and Archaeometry Applications
With new advancements in technology, archaeometry – or
the collection of quantitative data from archaeological
samples – is quickly becoming one of the most trusted
methods in archaeological study. As the longtime
industry leader in portable XRF analysis, Thermo Fisher
Scientific is uniquely capable of providing handheld
nondestructive testing solutions for art and artifacts
in the field, in the lab, or on the museum wall.
NITON analyzers are ideal tools to aid in a variety of applications in art
and archaeology, including:
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Archaeological reconnaissance survey
– obtain geochemical data instantaneously
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Provenance – compare sources and artifacts,
build databases, and much more
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Restoration – match pigments and other materials
for restoration quickly and accurately
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Conservation – elemental composition data helps
to identify how objects have been preserved in the
past, and how to better conserve them for the future
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Cultural Resource Management – identify areas of
historic human activity quickly and easily
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NAGPRA Compliance – assure that traces of toxic
preservatives have been removed from artifacts prior
to repatriation
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Dating – elemental analysis of petroglyphs,
alloys, and other materials provides important clues
to their age
- Authentication – elemental data
can be a key to authenticating a variety of art and artifacts
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