Optical Technologies in the Humanities

Archaeological Research and New Technologies.- New Technologies in Cypriote Archaeology: A Current Research Program on Ancient Ceramic Technology.- The Role of Science in Archaeological Regional Surface Artefact Survey.- Holography and Other Interferometrical Techniques.- Holography in Museums.- Holography: A New Technology in Cuneiform Research.- Investigation of Decay Mechanisms in Historical Artwork via TV Holography.- Application of Holographic Interferometry to Museum Objects.- Color Holography in a Single Layer for Documentation and Analysis of Cultural Heritage.- Three-Dimensional Microscopy with a Numerical Optical Low-Coherence Holographic Technique.- Holographic Investigation of the Human Jaw Bone Under Functional Loads.- Other Analytical Techniques (Material Analysis, Dating, Localization, Biomolecular Methods, etc.).- 3D Computerized Tomography: Synergism Between Technique and Art.- Layered Artefacts: Non-destructive Characterization by PIXE and RBS.- New Methods of Reflectography with Special Filter and Image Processing Techniques: Examination of Materials, Writings, and Underdrawings.- X-Ray Fluorescence Analysis Induced by Synchrotron Radiation (SYXRF) and First Archaeometric Applications.- Neutron Activation Analysis of Mycenaean and Related Pottery from the Greek Mainland.- Luminescence Dating in Archaeology: Recent Developments.- Mineralogical Technologies in Archeology: Their Application to Grey-Minyan Ceramics of Troy VI.- Osteodensitometrical Studies and Elemental Analysis of Ancient Human Bones.- Ruby Glass of the Baroque Period: An Interdisciplinary Study.- Surface Change on Laser Irradiated Bioglass®.- Laser Cleaning.- Excimer Laser Cleaning for Mediaeval Stained Glass Windows.- Laser Cleaning with a Nd: YAG Laser.- Pattern Recognition,Including Digital Evaluation.- Optical Correlation Methods in Epigraphy.- Cuneiform Recognition Experiments: Coherent Optical Methods and Results.- Digital Character Recognition of Cuneiform Inscriptions via

The authors of this book are with the largest European laboratory for interdisciplinary research on coherent metrology in medical diagnostics.