Photoacoustic real-time monitoring of UV laser ablation of aged varnish coatings on heritage objects
A recent article has been published in the Virtual Special Issue of the Journal of Cultural Heritage dedicated to LACONA XIII proceedings
CALLOS TriENA at Open Conservation Laboratory
CALLOS TriENA at Open Conservation Laboratory, Athens
IPERION HS FIXLAB project LasArt
IPERION HS FIXLAB project LasArt
Visit from July 3rd to 14th, 2023.
On-site tests on the PROTEAS Instrumentation at the National Gallery -Alexandros Soutsos Museum in Athens
A series of on-site tests of the PROTEAS instrumentation were performed by PhoHS team of IESL – FORTH researchers
Oral presentation at the TECHNART 2023 in LISBON
“Evaluation of synergistic multi/hyper-spectral techniques for the non-invasive analytical characterization of large-size paintings by means of a 19th-century mock-up painting” has been recently presented in the TECHNART 2023 (Lisbon 7-12 May)
Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) in the service of archaeological organic residues analysis
Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) in the service of archaeological organic residues analysis
Palace Museum Delegation welcomed at FORTH
On Friday 28th of April 2023 we welcomed at FORTH a delegation from Palace Museum in Beijing
Poster presentation at the XXIVth Congress of GMPCA: Archeometry 2023
“Towards a multi-analytical methodology based on molecular spectroscopy techniques for the detection & characterization of organic residues in archaeological findings” poster presentation at the XXIVth Congress of GMPCA: Archeometry 2023
What a wonderful way to finish our academic year!!!
December 30, 2022
A new article by Annie Giakoumaki, A. Philippidis, Panos Siozos, Ioanna Pyrri, D. Anglos & P. Pouli was published in Science Journal .
China and Greece Dialogues on Heritage Research and Conservation
December 14, 2022
DIALOGUE 05: Mr Guo Hong ,University of Science and Technology Beijing, China
“Restoration research of Drepung Monastery murals in Tibet”
China and Greece Dialogues on Heritage Research and Conservation
November 24, 2022
DIALOGUE 04: Andreas Germanos Karydas ,NCSR “Demokritos”, Greece & CNR, -ISPC, Italy
“MA-XRF imaging of Greek Antiquities”.
China and Greece Dialogues on Heritage Research and Conservation
September 28, 2022
DIALOGUE 03: Elissavet KAVOULAKI, Ephorate of Antiquities of Heraklion, Crete, Greece
“Palace of Knossos: Conservation – restoration works and recent strategies within the HERACLES EU project”.
Welcome Dr. Maria Roumpou
September 10, 2022
Our group is excited to welcome Dr. Maria Roumpou as our new experienced Research Assistant
LIBS system installation in Mainz
June 26, 2022
LIBS system installation in Mainz
China and Greece Dialogues on Heritage Research and Conservation
June 24, 2022
DIALOGUE 02: prof. Cunfeng Wei – Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
“The Applications and prospects of the X-ray Imaging Technology in Cultural Relics”
China and Greece Dialogues on Heritage Research and Conservation
April 29, 2022
DIALOGUE 01: Costas Vasiliadis – The Acropolis Museum
“The Erectheion Caryatids: Conservation Interventions and Removal of Pollution Encrustation by Means of Laser Technology”
“Architectural Polychromy on the Athenian Acropolis: An In Situ Non-Invasive Analytical Investigation of the Colour Remains”
April 01, 2022
A new article by E.Aggelakopoulou, S.Sotiropoulou and G.Karagiannis was published in Heritage Journal.
“Laser cleaning on Stonework; Principles, case studies and Future Prospects”
April 5, 2022
Just received the hard copy of the book “Conserving Stone Heritage”.
First in-person meeting of the CALLOS partners
Athens, February 18, 2022
New progress on elemental mapping of “archaeological shells”
February 21- March 04, 2022
“SeaFront project” 1st visit at IESL – FORTH
New progress on elemental mapping of “archaeological shells”
Launching Ceremony of Joint Laboratory Construction and China – Greece Symposium on Cultural Heritage Conservation Technology
December 21-22, 2021
conference entitled “China-Greece Belt and Road Cultural Conservation Lab Technology”, co-organized by the Palace Museum at the Forbidden City of Beijing and the Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser (IESL) of FORTH
PhoHS Performs in -situ analysis of Icons from Michael Damaskinos at the Museum of ST. Catherine
November 17-19, 2021
“PhoHS Performs in -situ analysis of Icons from Michael Damaskinos at the Museum of ST. Catherine”
Second Best Poster Award in “Instrumental Methods of Analysis” (IMA-2021)
September 23, 2021
“Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) combined with machine learning models and Neural Networks for the classification of hard tissue remains”
“Laser-induced fluorescence as a non-invasive tool to monitor laser-assisted thinning of aged varnish layers on paintings: fundamental issues and critical thresholds”
September 14, 2021
A new article has been published in a Special Issue of The European Physical Journal Plus .
Transportation of archaeological material from the Ephorate of Antiquities of Athens to IESL – FORTH (Heraklion) in the framework of Project CALLOS
April 12-17, 2021
Transportation of archaeological material from the Ephorate of Antiquities of Athens to IESL – FORTH (Heraklion) in the framework of Project CALLOS
MSc thesis presentation by Lampros Spanos
April 14, 2021
MSc thesis presentation by Lampros Spanos
TITLE: «Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) combined with machine learning models or neural networks enables screening and classification of hard tissues such as bones and teeth, with potential applications in archaeological science»
Our latest article selected for the cover of “Heritage” Journal
March 2021
“Review and New Evidence on the Molluscan Purple Pigment Used in the Early Late Bronze Age Aegean Wall Paintings” published in “Heritage” Journal is showing up on the Issue cover.
“Open-air Laser-induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS)”
January 07, 2021
A new Chapte published in the book “Analytical Strategies for Cultural Heritage Materials and their Degradation”, Edited by Juan Manuel Madariaga, Royal Societ of Chemistry, London (2021).
“Review and New Evidence on the Molluscan Purple Pigment Used in the Early Late Bronze Age Aegean Wall Paintings”
Junuary 14, 2021
A new article published in the special issue of Pigments and Dyes in Archaeological and Historical Objects—Scientific Analyses and Conservation Challenges
“Application of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy and neural networks on archaeological human bones for the discrimination of distinct individuals”
January 12, 2021
A new article in the ” Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports”.