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Investigations by Prof. Lucio Fiorini :
Aquileia (Udine) Locality “Grandi Terme” November2011
In collaboration with the Department of History and Cultural Heritage of the University of Udine, geophysical explorations in the“Grandi Terme” sector in Aquileia (Udine) have been carried out.
Collazzone (PG) - Locality Le carceri
In the period 2011-2012 a campaign of geophysical exploration and surveys in the area surrounding the locality Le Carceri (Municipality of Collazzone - Province of Perugia) was carried out, where archaeological structures represented by two cisterns with walls in concrete work are well-known since longtime.
Gravisca - Tarquinia (VT)
Surveying and geophysical exploration campaigns have been carried out in the archaeological area of Gravisca, the ancient Etruscan port of Tarquinia and the seat of an important emporium sanctuary. The research activities, carried out with the help of the students participating in the excavation and then developed also under the didactic aspect, concerned the geo-reference on a cartographic base UTM-WGS84 of the main archaeological structures identified during the excavation campaigns.
Villa Adriana - Tivoli
In the period between 18 and 21 November 2013 a campaign of geophysical exploration was conducted at Villa Adriana (Tivoli) in order to identify any buried archaeological structures. The explorations were carried out in collaboration with Columbia University in New York (USA).
Bribir (Sibenik-Knik County), Hrvatska
In 2014, a geophysical exploration campaign was carried out at the Bribirska Glavica site on a hill in Skra din (Croatia) in order to identify and map the archaeological structures related to the pre-Roman and Roman settlement that occupied the top area of the hill surrounded by walls. The explorations were carried out in collaboration with the Macquarie University of Sidney (Australia).
The field work has made it possible to identify, in the whole area where the explorations were carried out, a series of anomalies related to archaeological structures.
Geophysical survey within the Project “Pots and People of the Neolithic Tavoliere, Puglia”, Foggia.
In the period from 25 to 27 June 2015, a pilot test of geophysical exploration was carried out in two Neolithic sites in the province of Foggia to verify the usefulness of these methods of non-invasive investigation for the project “Pots and People of the Neolithic Tavoliere Puglia” co-directed by Craig Alexander (McDonald Institute for archaeological Research), Keri A. Brown (University of Manchester) and Robert H. Tykot (University of South Florida).
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An example of virtual reality video in the website of the Hypogeum of Genusius Clepsina in Cerveteri.
Visite inside the Hypogeum
Position of the Hypogeum in Cerveteri
Video 1. High resolution
Virtual restoration of the Hypogeum
Video 2. Low resolution
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Scientific research significantly contributes to the conservation of our heritage. Several methods are used to explore the bulk, microscopic and surface properties of artefacts, including both traditional and advanced analytical techniques. The artworks studied include paintings, sculptures, metal works, ceramics, manuscripts, printed books, archaeological items, and others.
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Studies on environment (outdoor and indoor)
Investigations by Prof. David-Michele Cappelletti :
Within the framework of an overall view of conservation problems as a product of the interaction material-environment, the S.M.A.Art Center has carried out and currently carries out research programmes and studies on the environment concerning the characterization of the air quality of the outdoor and indoor environment, in particular of the museum.
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EU-Artech
Eu-ARTECH was carried out during the period 2004-2009 and consisted of a Consortium between thirteen European Research Institutions operating at international level in cooperative interdisciplinary programs with conservatories, archaeologists and art historians and representing, in their respective countries, an important model for the global community interested in the study and of the cultural heritage.
The objective of Eu-ARTECH, a project coordinated by SMAArt Centre, was to achieve a permanent interoperability between the participating institutions, establishing a cooperation and knowledge exchanges with other institutions, in the view of building up a common European research area.
The work program of the five-year Eu-ARTECH project is organized as follows:
Networking
Access
Joint research activities
Networking
In Eu- ARTECH the networking program was dedicated to the promotion of knowledge exchange, the dissemination of good conservation practices and the establishment of common working parameters. to improve the comparability of results and the quality of research. The activity has been divided into two parts: 1) sharing of knowledge and resources - with the aim of disseminating the best analytical procedures and promoting the adoption of standards; 2) conservation methods and materials - where participants were called upon to exchange information on materials and methods used for conservation and to promote the establishment of best practices.
Access
Eu-ARTECH offered a coherent series of transnational access programs with advanced tools and skills for the study of works of art and their conservation.
The objectives of trans-national Eu-ARTECH access were:
- bring together as many research institutions as possible on European cultural heritage in a single group;
- allow the community of European users to have easy and transparent access to the advanced resources available to the institutions participating in the project;
- improve the quality of European research in this sector;
- offer access users an integrated, professional and consistent level of support;
Eu-ARTECH offered access to two types of infrastructure:
I - AGLAE, a unique advanced laboratory located in Paris at the Flore Pavilion of the Palais du Louvre (CNRS-C2RMF), in which it is possible to conduct non-destructive studies of elementary composition with high sensitivity and precision, in an interdisciplinary scientific environment where scientists , historians, restorers and conservators cooperate in artistic and conservation studies;
II - MOLAB, a unified group of joint infrastructures, based in Florence and Perugia (UNI-PG, CNR-ICVBC, OPD, INOA), in possession of a unique collection of portable instruments, accompanied by expertise on non-destructive investigation methods. MOLAB access is dedicated to art studies and/or to the evaluation of restoration and conservation methods, directly in a museum hall or in a restoration laboratory or in an archaeological site.
Joint research activities
The joint research activities have been dedicated to improving the performance of the participating infrastructures and the quality of the access offered to the scientific community. The research program was divided into two parts: JRA1: Development and evaluation of new systems for the conservation and restoration of outdoor stone and bronze monuments; JRA2: New methods in diagnostics: imaging and spectroscopy.