S8A



S8A

Room 2.123

Archaeometry of prehistoric and protohistoric stone, metal, ceramics and glass / Archéométrie de la pierre, du métal, des céramiques et du verre préhistoriques et protohistoriques

Session organizers: Béla Török, Michał Krueger, Maria Pia Riccardi

S8A​​, Thu Sep 3 2026, 9:50 - 17:00, Room 2.123

9:50-10:00 - Welcome speech / Béla Török

10:00-10:20 - From Sampling to Surface Metrology: A Reassessment of Analytical Approaches in the Study of Ground Stone Tools / Giusi Sorrentino, Clarissa Cagnato, Marco Paggi, Laura Falchi, Francesca Porpora, Emiliano Carretti, Luigi Dei, Antonio Marcomini, Laura Longo, Elena Badetti

10:20-10:40 - Analysis of Neolithic Pottery from Poland Covered With Wood Tar - Phytolith Studies Using a Scanning Electron Microscope / Alicja Młynarczuk

10:40-11:00 - Mysterium Magnum – Origins of Metallurgy in Central Europe / Jaroslav Peška, Filip Ondrkál

11:00-11:30 - Coffee break

11:30-11:50 - “Green-Snake Copper Mine”; New Evidence of Copper Extraction and Smelting in South Central Iran in the 3rd Millennium BC / Mohammadamin Emami, Shahla Kamali, Nassir Eskandari

11:50-12:10 - Gold Beads from Petras in Minoan Crete: Shapes, Composition, and Technology / Alessandra R. Giumlia-Mair, Susan C. Ferrence, Philip P. Betancourt, Metaxia Tsipopolou

12:10-12:30 - Tutankhamun’s Sticks: New Insights into the Materials and Decoration Techniques by the Combined Use of Imaging and Spectroscopy / Ahmed Abdrabou, Medhat Abdallah

12:30-12:50 - Beyond Natron: Boron and Lithium in Early Glass Beads from Slovenia and Their Implications for Long-Distance Exchange / Brina Škvor Jernejčič, Petra Vojaković, Žiga Šmit

12:50-13:10 - Archeometric Analysis of Metal Artefacts from the Late Roman Sarmatian Cemetery at Bükkábrány (Hungary). / Béla Török, Attila Németh

13:10-13:30 - Late Roman Champlevé Enamels: XRF Analysis and Technological Insights / Olena Abrazumova

13:30-14:30 - Lunch

14:30-14:50 - The Coming of Pig Iron Production to Europe / Roland Schwab

14:50-15:10 -The 11th- to Mid-12th century ‘ME FECIT’ Sword from Borek, Czech Republic: Analysis and Findings / Jiří Hošek, Petr Žákovský, Jiří Košta, Andrea Němcová, Patrick Bárta

15:10-15:30 - Pottery without Borders: Intra and Inter-island Ceramic Exchange and Trade in Precolonial Central Philippines. / Rhayan Gatbonton Melendres

15:30-15:50 - From The Beach To Inland: Petroarcheology And The Circulation Of Marine Flint Pebbles At The End Of The Paleolithic Period In Brittany. / Louis Marguet, Vincent Delvigne, Nicolas Naudinot

15:55-16:30 - Posters (5-6 min/poster)
 

Posters:
1. Céraphin: A Web Application To Generate A 3d Model Of A Ceramic Piece From Its Profile Measurement / Valentin Cotta
2. Fire and Stone: an archaeometric analysis protocol for Copper Age ornaments from Breno (Italy) / Stefano Viola, Maya Musa, Maria Pia Riccardi, Cristina Longhi, Alessandro Armigliato, Silvia Corbetta, Umberto Tecchiati
3. Petrographic characterisation of Late Bronze Age maritime transport containers from the harbour of Pefkakia (Thessaly, Greece): first results and implications for the Aegean trade networks / Valeria Tiezzi, Bartłomiej Lis, Anthi Batziou
4. A late Celtic ironworking site at Rodano (Milan, Italy) / Costanza Cucini, Marco Tizzoni, James Bishop, Maria Pia Riccardi
5. Resilience in alpine pottery production: the case of Berzo Inferiore, Valle Camonica / Giulia Moiraghi, Paolo Rondini, Maria Pia Riccardi