Projects
The chaîne opératoire of ancient glass production: archaeometry and archaeology of Hellenistic and Roman natron glass. KU Leuven
A new approach to lead isotope ratio data in archaeometry: the flow and recycling of materials and ideas KU Leuven
An archaeometric study of Balearic limeburials: analyzing an enigmatic funerary practice of the Balearic protohistoric communities. Ghent University
The Balearic islands, Mallorca and Menorca, were characterized by a
specific funerary ritual during the Iron Age which used fragmented
limestone at the cremation process. These cremated remains and
lime fragments were afterwards deposited with funerary goods in
caves and rock shelters. The aim of this study is multifold and wants
to unravel the different questions on this unique practice. When was
cremation ...
An Archaeometric Study of Soil and Glass from the High Medieval Castle of Cucagna, Northern Italy. Interdisciplinary interpretations regarding glass technology, geochemistry of the soil burial environment, conservation and cultural history KU Leuven
This research is based on archaeological glass with corresponding soil samples, excavated on the site of the high medieval castle Cucagna in Friuli/Northern Italy. The glass fragments can be dated between the 13th and the 15th century AD.
The core hypothesis of this work is that the glass used at Cucagna Castle were brought in from the Northern Italian glass factories under Venetian patronage, as the impressive glass qualities ...
Archaeometrical research of painted objects Ghent University
This research project is situated on the border between natural sciences, archaeology and art-history and contains the examination of painted objects. Different methods of analysis are used to investigate pigments, binders and supports. This project tries to solve different types of questions on objects from different periods (prehistory, middle ages, antiquity) and locations.
Application of Sm-Nd and Lu-Hf isotope systems in geological and archeometric research Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Archeometric characterisation of Iron Age and Roman period so called blood-painted pottery from the Channel-coast Ghent University
Iron Age and Roman sites, situated along the channel-coast reveal painted handmade pottery. A thorough, multidisciplinary research is needed to examine the distribution, data, origin and technological aspects of this diachronical pottery tradition. A broad spectrum of archaeometrical techniques will be used (petrography, geo-chemical analysis, 14C, FTIR, XRF, RAMAN, DTMS) to answer these questions. The results will be published ...
Portable Raman instrumentation for non-destructive analysis of art objects Ghent University
Raman spectroscopy is well-suited for pigment analysis. Typically, this approach suffers interferences caused by fluorescence (prompted by varnish layers, binders, degradation products). By using an infrared laser it is feasible to study organic compounds and simultaneously avoid fluorescence. This proposal includes mobile Raman instrumentation with different lasers, adapted stages and lenses with long working distances, developed for ...
Pictural practices in antique Egyptian wall paintings: Methological approach and comparative study of four eighteenthe dynasty private tombs Ghent University
In this research project, the painting technique of a number of antique Egyptian private tombs (Theban necropolis, Luxor, Egypt) are examined, dating from the 18th Dynasty. Visual analysis is combined with macro photography, raking light images and UV fluorescence photography. Moreover, a number of archaeometrical techniques are as well used to identify the materials that were applied (colorimetry, Ir spectroscopy, UV-fluorescence, X-ray ...