Cultural heritage objects can be found across the world, far from their place of origin. Their journey reflects the migration of people, trade routes, cultural exchange or looting and is an important part of the object’s biography. When historical sources are not present or incomplete, or cultural knowledge lost, the material characterization of the object has an advantage.

This session will present several success stories like tracing the origins of materials and understanding ancient pigment exchange that demonstrate where nuclear techniques have become indispensable tools for heritage science. This event is organized by the Kingdom of the Netherlands and France within the “Atoms for Heritage” initiative.

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