1) Archaeometric and ethnoarchaometric study and characterization of ceramics (chemical, mineralogical, petrographic analysis and physical properties):
- XRF (X-Ray fluorescence)
- XRD (X-ray diffraction)
- OM (Petrographic analyses through optical microscopy using thin section)
- Scanning Electron Microscopy with EDS (SEM-EDS)
2) Raw material analyses for ceramic production
- XRF (X-Ray fluorescence)
- XRD (X-ray diffraction)
- OM (Petrographic analyses through optical microscopy using thin section)
- Scanning Electron Microscopy with EDS (SEM-EDS)
- Aterbergs’ limits
- Granulometry
3) Study of Wall paintings: pigments and mortars and identification of the origin of pigments by isotopic analysis.
- XRF (X-Ray fluorescence)
- XRD (X-ray diffraction)
- OM (Petrographic analyses through optical microscopy using thin section)
- Scanning Electron Microscopy with EDS (SEM-EDS)
- Isotopic analysis by ICP
4) Archaeometric and ethnoarchaometric study and characterization of soils and archaeological sediments (mineralogical, petrographic analysis and physical properties):
- XRF (X-Ray fluorescence)
- XRD (X-ray diffraction)
- FT-IR (Fourier Transformed Infrared Spectroscopy)
