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Synchrotron X-ray Microdiffraction and Fluorescence Imaging of Mineral and Rock Samples
Published on: June 19, 2018
[Synchrotron-based characterization methods applied to ancient materials (I)]
Étienne Anheim1, Mathieu Thoury2, Loïc Bertrand3
1Département d'histoire, UFR SSH, 47, boulevard Vauban, F-78047 Guyancourt cedex, Paris, France. valetien@gmail.com.
Abstract:
This article aims at presenting the first results of a transdisciplinary research programme in heritage sciences. Based on the growing use and on the potentialities of micro- and nano-characterization synchrotron-based methods to study ancient materials (archaeology, palaeontology, cultural heritage, past environments), this contribution will identify and test conceptual and methodological elements of convergence between physicochemical and historical sciences.
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