Upcoming Events

- I PhD Day AIAr The Next Generation of Heritage Sciences -
2 October 2025, Roma, Italy


Next conferences we will attend

- International conference IMAGING 2025 -
22-25 September 2025, Varenna, Italy

- 111° Congresso Nazionale SIF -
22-26 September 2025, Palermo, Italy

Mission

Development of new instruments & methods, archeometric studies and diagnostic for Cultural Heritage are the main research activities.
Not only the latest technologies in this field are used, but also new high technological solutions are developed.

Latest Publications

M. Magalini, L. Guidorzi, A. Re, M. Marabotto, A. Borghi, P. Gallo, M. Vidale, L. La Torre, M. Campostrini, Q. Lemasson, L. Pichon, B. Moignard, C. Pacheco, P. Couture, V. Palitsin, A. Lo Giudice "Study of compositional and luminescence properties of calcite in lapis lazuli for provenance investigations of archaeological findings"
 European Physical Journal Plus (2025)

M. Magalini, L. Guidorzi, A. Re, F. Tansella, F. Picollo, S. Sturari, P. Aprà, G. Herrmann, R. Law, Q. Lemasson, L. Pichon, B. Moignard, C. Pacheco, A. Lo Giudice "Micro-Computed Tomography and laser micro-ablation on altered pyrite in lapis lazuli to enhance provenance investigation: a new methodology and its application to archaeological cases"
 European Physical Journal Plus (2025)

Direct Links

 

Highlights: BE-ARCHAEO Project

Archaeologists (from both Europe and Japan) will collaborate with a large team of interlinked archaeometry experts (chemists, physicists, soil scientists, geologists, biologists...

Highlights: Art Detectives Team Up

What does an early Picasso self-portrait have in common with a 3,000-year-old Egyptian lapis-lazuli beetle? They are both under close examination using complex and advanced research...

Highlights on CHNet Network

CHNet is the new Cultural Heritage network established inside INFN.
It is composed of ten units spread throughout Italy with multiple skills in archaeometry and diagnostics...

 

Highlights: neu_ART Project

The project, which took place in the period 2010-2013, aimed to develop innovative equipment for non-invasive diagnostics based on X-rays and neutrons...