Our colleague and predoc-researcher, Daniel Jiménez-Desmond, from the University of Vigo, assisted the 10th International Conference on Metrology for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage (#MetroArcheo2024) that took place in Malta last 7th-9th of October.
Within the topic “Time through colors: past, present, and future of pigments and paintings, exploring diagnostics, dating and conservation in cultural heritage” he presented part of his PhD research. His presentation, entitled “Effect of UV-A and UV-B radiation on silicate-based paints: fresco and nano-silica-based mock-ups” manifests the need of evaluating the effect of these UV ranges on historical paintings, such as frescoes, as well as in restoration interventions such as chromatic reintegrations.
For more information, check out the abstract HERE.
This study is part of the PID2021-123395OA-I00 research project funded by MICIU/AEI/10.13039/501100011033, by “ERDF A way of making Europe” and, by the Xunta de Galicia ED431F 2022/07 project. J.S. Pozo-Antonio was supported by the RYC2020-028902-I project funded by MICIU/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and, by “ESF Investing in your future”. Daniel Jiménez-Desmond was supported by the ED481A-2023/086 predoctoral contract through “Programa de axudas á etapa predoutoral da Xunta de Galicia” cofinanced by the European Union within the framework of the FSE+ Galicia 2021-2027 programme.