Archaeometry Workshop on Material Analysis in Archaeometallurgy 18–22 October 2021 in Mannheim
Interdisciplinary approaches are becoming increasingly important in heritage science and especially in archaeology. Therefore, one of the main concerns of the Archäometrie Kolleg is to introduce scientific methods to interested participants and to demonstrate their applications in archaeological research. This year's workshop in autumn will focus on archaeometallurgy. Here, participants will learn the basics about the properties of metals and their production from prehistoric times onwards. Material analytical methods such as metallography, determination of the chemical and isotopic composition as well as phase analysis will be treated theoretically and the possibilities and limitations of their application in archaeology will be presented through a variety of practical examples. The workshop is rounded off by numerous practical courses, which teach the participants the fundamental principles of the analytical methods and the preparation of samples.
Program
Speakers
Dr. Michael Brauns
Michael Brauns holds a PhD in isotope geochemistry and is the head of CEZA's analytical laboratories. In his position, he is responsible for laboratory work, especially trace element and isotope analytics. His focus is the development of new analytical strategies, especially the application of osmium isotope analysis to archaeometric problems.
Dr. Gerhard Brügmann
Gerhard Brügmann is a mineralogist with research interests in the interdisciplinary field between archaeology and geosciences. He is a specialist in the measurement of radiogenic and stable isotope compositions and their application for reconstructing ancient metallurgical processes and determining the origin of metals of archaeological objects.
Dipl.-Arch. Nicole Lockhoff
Nicole Lockhoff studied archaeometry at the TU Bergakademie Freiberg. She is working on the characterization of inorganic materials at the Curt-Engelhorn-Zentrum Archaeometrie using various analytical methods.
Dipl.-Phys. Moritz Numrich BA MA
Moritz Numrich is a physicist and ancient historian. Holding a scholarship of the Gerda Henkel Stiftung he is currently working on his doctoral thesis at Heidelberg University, in which he applies the innovative portable Laser ablation technique combined with ICP mass spectrometry (pLA-ICP-MS) at the Curt-Engelhorn-Zentrum Archäometrie for the analysis of Aegean Bronze Age gold artefacts, with particular focus on Mycenae and Troy.
Prof. Dr. Ernst Pernicka
Ernst Pernicka is a chemist with a focus on analytical geochemistry. He held the first chair for archaeometallurgy in the German-speaking world and is the founding director of CEZA. He is generally concerned with the development and application of scientific methods to solve questions of cultural history. His research focuses on the emergence and spread of metallurgy in the Old World.
Prof. Dr. Roland Schwab
Roland Schwab is head of the Curt-Engelhorn Centre for Archaeometry in Mannheim and teaches archaeometry at the University of Tübingen.
Dr. Silvia Amicone
Silvia Amicone is a research scientist at the University of Tübingen (CCA-BW) and Honorary Research Fellow at the archaeological institute of the University College London. Her research focuses on archaeomaterials, particularly on the analysis of pottery technology in contexts of intense socio-cultural innovation.
Dr. Christoph Berthold
Dr. Christoph Berthold is the head of the Competence Center Archaeometry – Baden-Wuerttemberg (CCA-BW) at the Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen. His research covers a wider range of material science issues regarding ancient and modern materials and the development of analytical methods to study such objects.
Dr. Daniel Berger
Daniel Berger holds a PhD in science-based archaeology and is a research associate at CEZA. He is responsible for X-ray fluorescence analysis and the management of samples and orders. His research focuses on the archaeometallurgy of tin, copper and bronze. He pays special attention to the establishment of non-traditional isotope systems in cultural studies and the application of multi-analytical approaches to investigation.
Dr. Susanne Greiff
Dr. Susanne Greiff is head of the Competence Section Natural and Experimental Archaeology and the Archaeometry Laboratory at the Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum, Leibniz Research Institute for Archaeology in Mainz. Her area of expertise is the examination of glass and metal objects using minimally invasive analytics such as XRF. At the RGZM, she leads the dual degree program in archaeological restoration at Johannes Gutenberg University.
Associates
Klaus Tschira Foundation
The Klaus Tschira Foundation (KTS) promotes natural sciences, mathematics and computer science and aims to contribute to the appreciation of these subjects. It was established in 1995 by the physicist and SAP co-founder Klaus Tschira with private funds. The nationwide commitment begins in kindergarten and continues in schools, universities and research institutions. The foundation advocates new ways of communicating scientific content.
www.klaus-tschira-stiftung.de
University of Tübingen
The University of Tübingen is one of eleven German universities which in 2012 and now again in 2019 has been honoured as excellent. In the life sciences, it offers cutting-edge research in the fields of neurosciences, translational immunology and cancer research, microbiology and infection research as well as molecular biology. Other research priorities are machine learning, geo- and environmental research, archaeology and anthropology, language and cognition as well as education and media. More than 27,600 students from all over the world are currently enrolled. They can choose from more than 330 courses of study.
www.uni-tuebingen.de
In archaeometry, the University has a unique breadth with the Competence Center Archaeometry - Baden Wuerttemberg (CCA-BW), the Institute of Natural Science Archaeology (INA) and the course of studies "Natural Science Archaeology" as main and subsidiary subject in material science analytics, geoarchaeology and the biologically oriented fields of palaeoanthropology, archaeobotany or archaeozoology.
CEZA gGmbH
The Curt-Engelhorn-Zentrum für Archöometrie (CEZA) is a subsidiary of the Curt-Engelhorn-Foundation for the Reiss-Engelhorn-Museums and a nationally and internationally operating research institute, which answers questions of natural and cultural history with most modern, innovative technology and research. In addition to its role as a renowned research institution, CEZA also acts as a service provider for public institutions, companies and private individuals. The portfolio of scientific research includes authenticity, material identification, origin, technology, age determination, bioarchaeology and climate research. Through its participation in EU projects, international cooperation and publications in internationally recognised journals, CEZA's work is also visible internationally.
www.ceza.de
