Services

Work performed in the Interdisciplinary Archeometry Research Group

Explanations of the acronyms

  • Determination of the content of elements using a non-destructive technique (XRF) in metal objects from the Podlasie Museum in Białystok

  • Determination of the content of elements using a non-destructive technique (XRF) in glass vessels from the Podlasie Museum in Białystok

  • Determination of the content of elements using both non-destructive (XRF) and micro-destructive (LIBS) techniques in stained glass to identify the base glass and painting layers

  • Determination of the content of elements using both non-destructive (XRF) and micro-destructive (LIBS) techniques in glass beads to identify the base glass and deepen knowledge regarding the technological regime

  • Determination of the content of elements using a micro-destructive technique (LIBS) and testing for the presence of chemical compounds and minerals using a non-destructive technique (FTIR) to identify the dye on a clay sample

  • Determination of of the content of elements using a non-destructive technique (XRF) and a color analysis (spectrophotometer) to characterize cherts

  • Determination of the content of elements using destructive techniques (ICP MS, IC) and testing for the presence of chemical compounds using a non-destructive techniques (FTIR) in order to characterize the soil from the bottom of the tomb and its surroundings (including the search for elemental markers of human remains)

  • Determination of the content of elements using a micro-destructive technique (LIBS), testing for the presence of chemical compounds using a non-destructive technique (FTIR) and optical microscopic imaging of various objects from Moldova

  • Determination of the content of elements using both non-destructive (XRF) and micro-destructive (LIBS) techniques and testing for the presence of chemical compounds using non-destructive techniques (FTIR, Vis-NIR) in ceramic samples to characterize the base material and deposits on the surface of the samples

  • Determination of the content of elements using a micro-destructive technique (LIBS) and testing the presence of chemical compounds using a non-destructive technique (FTIR) in objects found in the tomb (amber, faience)

  • Determination of the content of elements using a micro-destructive technique (LIBS) and testing for the presence of chemical compounds using a non-destructive technique (FTIR) in pieces of tattooed mummy skin to identify the substances contained in the inks

  • Determination of the content of elements using a micro-destructive technique (LIBS) and testing for the presence of chemical compounds and minerals using non-destructive techniques (FTIR, XRD) to identify the object found in Karditsa (Greece)

  • Determination of the content of elements using a micro-destructive technique (LIBS), testing for the presence of chemical compounds and minerals using a non-destructive technique (FTIR) and microscopic imaging (SEM) in geoarchaeological samples

  • Determination of the content of elements using both micro-destructive techniques (LIBS) and destructive techniques (ICP OES) and testing the presence of chemical compounds and minerals using non-destructive techniques (FTIR) in order to recognize the composition of museum objects

  • Testing for the presence of chemical compounds and minerals using a non-destructive technique (FTIR) in ceramic samples to identify tar on their surface

  • Determination of the content of elements using a non-destructive technique (XRF) and testing for the presence of chemical compounds and minerals using non-destructive techniques (FTIR, XRD) in ceramic samples (Lebanon) to characterize the base material and deposits on the surface of the samples

  • Determination of the content of elements using both non-destructive (XRF) and micro-destructive (LIBS) techniques in ceramic samples to characterize the base material and identify potential differences in areas considered painted

  • Determination of the content of elements using micro-destructive techniques (LA-ICP MS, LIBS) in glass beads to identify the base glass and gain deeper knowledge of the technological regime

  • Determination of element content using the micro-destructive technique (LIBS) in the study of human tooth composition

  • Testing for the presence of chemical compounds and minerals using non-destructive technique (FTIR) in samples of tomb walls in order to identify stains formed on these walls

  • Determination of the content of elements using destructive techniques (ICP OES, ICP MS) and testing for the presence of elements a using non-destructive technique (FTIR) to characterize the changes occurring in wood in the context of the conservation of wooden artefacts and objects

  • Determination of element content using both micro-destructive technique (LIBS) and destructive techniques (ICP OES, ICP MS) in testing the functional properties of wooden pipes

  • Determination of the content of elements using destructive techniques (ICP OES, ICP MS) and testing for the presence of chemical compounds and minerals using a non-destructive technique (FTIR) in an attempt to characterize the changes occurring in tar

  • Determination of the total content of elements using both non-destructive (XRF) and destructive techniques (ICP MS, ICP OES), determination of the content of iron forms using a destructive technique (HPLC-ICP OES), testing for the presence of chemical compounds and minerals using a non-destructive technique (FTIR) in geoarchaeological samples to identify paleotsunami markers

  • Determination of the element content using micro-destructive techniques (LA-ICP MS, LIBS) in archaeological wood samples in order to identify anomalies in the elemental composition of annual growth rings indicating volcanic eruptions

  • Determination of element content using a micro-destructive technique (LIBS) to characterize metal alloys used in the production of ornaments and jewelry

  • Testing for the presence of chemical compounds and minerals using a non-destructive technique (FTIR) in shells that are fragments of jewelry to characterize their composition

  • Determination of the total content of elements using both destructive techniques (XRF) and destructive techniques (ICP OES), determination of the content of iron forms using a destructive technique (HPLC-ICP OES), testing for the presence of chemical compounds and minerals using a non-destructive technique (FTIR), as well as documentation objects (microscopic photography, color analysis) created for samples of archaeological ceramics in order to demonstrate the diversity of raw materials used in production

  • Determination of the content of elements using a non-destructive technique (XRF) to identify differences in mortars in the context of construction stages and conservation procedures

  • Determination of the content of elements using a non-destructive technique (XRF) in bronze objects – a characterization of the origin of the workshop and raw materials for production

  • Determination of the content of elements using a non-destructive technology (XRF) in metal objects (nails, bolts, weapon elements) – an attempt to identify the origin of the workshop and raw materials for production