BASA019 - GEOARCHAELOGY AND ARCHAEOMETRY

courses

ID:

BASA019

Duration (hours):

42

CFU:

SSD:

PETROLOGIA E PETROGRAFIA

Located in:

CHIETI

Url:

Course Details:

BENI ARCHEOLOGICI E STORICO-ARTISTICI/CORSO GENERICO Year: 2

Course Details:

CULTURAL HERITAGE: ARCHAEOLOGY AND HISTORY OF ART/CORSO GENERICO Year: 1

Year:

2025

Course Catalogue:

https://unich.coursecatalogue.cineca.it/af/2025?co...

Date/time interval

Secondo Semestre (01/03/2026 - 31/05/2026)

Course Objectives

Expertise in the chemistry and technology of ceramic materials, with in-depth knowledge of mineralogy and pigment composition. Experience in geoarchaeology through applied studies on the interaction between geology and archaeology, supported by case history analyses.

Course Prerequisites

Nessuno

Teaching Methods

Lectures, laboratory sessions, and independent study.

Assessment Methods

Redaction of a thesis based on laboratory activities and an oral examination on the course material.

Texts

Lecture notes and Publications:
- Casolino, C., Falcone, F., Perna, M.G., et al. Exploring Durrës between East and West: Discovery of a Protostonepaste—Archaeological Context and Archaeometric Analysis. Heritage Science, 12, 84 (2024).
- Perna, M.G., Falcone, F., Casolino, C., et al. Analysing the Glaze of a Medieval Ceramic Fragment from the Durrës Amphitheater in Albania. Heritage Science, 12, 82 (2024).
- Falcone, F., Di Valerio, E., La Salvia, V., Rosatelli, G., Perna, M. G., Frances, R., & Stoppa, F. (2022). Filling Gaps in the Historical Earthquake Archive by Geo-Archaeological Methods: A Case History from Italy.
- Stoppa, F. (2020). Ten Years of Geo-Archeo-Mythological Studies in the Abruzzo Region—Central Italy: An Updated Review. Open Access Journal of Archaeology and Anthropology.

- Course Introduction
- Minerals, Gems, and Rocks
- Inorganic and Organic Pigments
- Ceramics and Production Techniques
- Laboratory Work (Characterization of ceramic materials using optical microscopy, SEM, and XRPD)