Examination and Analysis of Inorganic Materials

Description

Through knowledge and understanding, students will be able to: • Identify the rules for handling with inorganic archaeological materials • Describe how to extract samples • Identify how to prepare samples for measurement and examination • Choose the proper examination and analysis for the sample • Explain the analysis of sample results Through intellectual skills, students will be able to: • Identify the types of equipment used according to the type of sample • Discern the results of examine and analyse of the sample • Devise a method of restoration and conservation through examinations and analysis • Use library sources effectively Through professional and practical skills, students will be able to: • Collaborate with known scientific centres to examine and analyse the samples • Write well-researched results of examinations and analysis • Report on scientific interpretation of analytical results • Identify aspects of deterioration based on the results of examine and analysis of samples Through general and transferable skills, students will be able to: • Provide accurate information on the subject matter • Work with colleagues on a presentation and understand team work dynamics • Critique opinions and scientific ideas and link them through scientific reasoning • Provide accurate information on the subject matter • Use computer and modern technological means in communication, access, and search for information • Plan, organize and manage time • Work with colleagues on a presentation and understand team work dynamics • Create, innovate to find alternative solutions to solve problems

Program

Material Culture Conservation

Objectives

• This course provides an introduction to students on the types of examination and analysis used in the field of conservation of inorganic archaeological materials. The course provides the students with a solid foundation on each type of examination and analysis. The course instructs the students on how to read these analytical examinations in a scientific method. This will be the first step in the conservation method that is compatible with the conservation requirements. Students will discuss destructive, versus non-destructive methodologies and the range of accuracies. The course will overview several analytical scientific analytical tests such as the optical microscope, polarized microscope, Scanning Electron Microscope (S.E.M) ultraviolet spectroscopy (UV) and infrared spectroscopy (IR), X-Ray diffraction (XRD) and X-ray fluorescence (XRF).