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One of the basic concepts of archaeometry involves knowing more about the objects with the help of scientific methods concerning visual, structural, as well as chemical aspects. Obtaining a combination of these types of information on the micro- and nano-diagnostical level is made possible by the use of analytical techniques using neutrons (Gorini 2007). The advance of physical techniques in archaeometry made this question topical and the “Ancient Charm” project made it feasible.
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Excavation-fresh materials, especially unconsolidated, might be harmful: they have to be stabilised, desinfectionalised first.
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Biró, K.T., Durkovic, É., Farkas-Szőke, S., The Ancient Charm Collaboration. (2011). Look Into the Objects: Why? Cultural Heritage Motivations of Neutron-Based Imaging Techniques. In: Turbanti-Memmi, I. (eds) Proceedings of the 37th International Symposium on Archaeometry, 13th - 16th May 2008, Siena, Italy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-14678-7_52
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