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10/09/2020
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Recent studies state the presence of Lusitanian marble in the Romanesque cathedral of Santiago de Compostela

On-going a new campaign of archaeometric study of the marble pieces, now focused on the facade of Platerías   A masterpiece of medieval art and declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1985, the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela has, in its Romanesque part, a small but very significant number of sculptural and architectural elements in marble that stand out in an […]
27/07/2020
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On-going archaeological works in Bac de Puigpedrós (Pyrenees) provides early signs of pre-Roman presence in the site

The new GIAP archaeological campaign in the Pyrenees has started with archaeological survey and trial excavation tasks in new archaeological sites registered at headwaters of the Duran river and in Coll de Mulleres (Meranges, Cerdanya). The research team wants thus to expand the number of known deposits and dated them, so they can work with more data on […]
15/07/2020
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A joined project of EMATSA, ICAC and URV catalogues 104 heritage elements related to water cylce of Tarragona, Pallaresos, Canonja and Catllar

We presented this July 14, 2020, the Catalogue of heritage elements related to the water cycle, the first result of a knowledge transfer project that lists and documents 104 heritage elements located in Tarragona, Pallaresos, La Canonja and El Catllar. This project responds to the collaboration agreement signed by EMATSA, the Catalan Institute of Classical Archaeology (ICAC) and the Rovira I […]
10/07/2020
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Open call for a research temporary contract as a sedimentologist at the ICAC

Open call for a temporary research contract (code 017.74) to work as a sedimentologist with the research team on Landscape Archaeology (GIAP) in the research project «Translands. Paisajes mediterráneos transportados: un análisis integrado de las dinámicas de ocupación a largo plazo en ambos lados del Mediterráneo» (PGC2018-093734-B-100. MCIU/AEI/FEDER – UE). This call is for a temporary […]
10/06/2020
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The light on marble: a new analytic tool to identify the great classic marbles

A new paper published in the journal Minerals presents the advances in the application of cathodoluminescence (CL) in the study and identification of white marbles used in the classical era. The cathodoluminescence (CL) is an optical and electromagnetic phenomenon which occurs when an electron beam bombards matter, producing the emission of visible light. That is, emitting a luminescence. This […]
5/06/2020
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Ceramic in depth, or how the light of the ALBA synchrotron will reveal new mysteries of the Montelupo majolica

Roberta Di Febo, a technician at the ICAC’s Archaeometric Studies Unit, joins a project of the Museo Montelupo (Florence, Italy) on medieval and modern majolicas. The study has begun with the analysis of a sample of small fragments of archaic majolica (green-brown), damaschino (blue), Spanish-Moorish imitation (yellow) and Montelupo red, which were found in different archaeological interventions carried out […]
2/06/2020
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Call for postdoctoral researchers at the ICAC: now open!

We are pleased to announce that the call for two training contracts of postdoctoral researchers (code 017.69), is now open. On June 8, 2020, the call is been published in the Official Gazette of the Generalitat de Catalunya (DOGC). So, the deadline for applications goes from June 9, 2020, to June 30, 2020 (June 24, […]
27/05/2020
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Discover Tarraco 360°, the virtual map to visit the World Heritage monuments of Tarragona in 3D

The Tarraco 360° project collects the scientific work of the SETOPANT research group (URV/ICAC) and turns it into a virtual tour where you can visit the World Heritage Monuments of the city of Tarragona in 3D.   “Tarraco through time” On the virtual tour, there are currently available 6 monuments, 36 virtual panoramic views 360º and 75 […]
11/05/2020
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Archaeological summer course in the Roman city of Iesso (14th edition)

Next July 6, 2020, will start the XIV edition of the “Roman City of Iesso” archaeology course, in the Archaeological Park of Guissona (Guissona, Lleida). Not just for students! From July 6 to 17, students, graduates or people interested in the world of archaeology will be able to excavate part of the Roman city of […]
8/05/2020
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1st TIR-FOR Symposium: Call for abstracts extended until 31st May

From territory studies to digital cartography 26-27 October 2020, Barcelona The International TIR-FOR Commission is organising the first TIR-FOR Symposium, an event to encourage reflection and discussion regarding the inextricable interaction between research into settlement, territory and archaeological topography and digital cartography. Call for abstracts extended until 31st May! The symposium will be divided into three […]
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