This symposium will cover a wide range of materials analyses applied on cultural heritage from the past to present, focused on Asian art and archaeology of the Pacific Rim. This symposium is open to materials scientists, archaeologists, conservation scientists, conservators, and other professionals working with cultural heritage materials. Topics can include non-invasive and micro-destructive techniques applied to cultural heritage, cultural heritage conservation and preservation projects, archaeological and historic research on methods and materials, post-depositional processes, cultural heritage deterioration, and human behavioral interpretations based on archaeological artifact sourcing and studies of technology. Topics related to the use of cultural heritage conservation and science as means to improve communication in the field of materials science education, archaeology, architecture, and art history are also welcome.
Proposed sessions and topics of interest:
- Ceramic technology of Asia from earthenware to porcelain
- Interdisciplinary and cross-regional communication to study cultural heritage
- Pigments and dyes in Asian painting and polychromy
- Scientific analysis in support of conservation
- Noninvasive methods of analysis in the study of Asian art
Organizers
- Fumie Iizuka, University o f Missouri, USA; iizukafumie@gmail.com
- Christina Bisulca, Detroit Institute of Arts, USA ; cbisulca@dia.org
- Xiao Ma, Shanghai University, China; maxiao@shu.edu.cn
- Yae Ichimiya, Tokyo University of the Arts, Japan; ichimiya.yae@fa.geidai.ac.jp
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