In the present study, structural condition survey of the castle of Pylos, (Niokastro castle), a historical monument dated in 15th century conducted. Stone and mortar samples from the masonries of the monument have been ...

The purpose of the thesis is to examine how the volcanic eruption in Prehistoric Thera/Santorini affected the human and natural environment through the examination of the archaeological remains and the comparison of the ...

The island of Keros and the islet of Dhaskalio are two of the most important archaeological sites in the Cyclades, dating to the Bronze Age. According to Prof. Colin Renfrew these two sites are considered as the first ...

The present thesis investigates the Mitre of the Bishop Iosif Androusis (1770-1844). The Mitre is an elaborate bejewelled ceremonial head covering, worn only by bishops. The Mitre under study has a spherical shape and ...

This thesis aims to present a method to investigate the relationship between the funerary archaeological sites of Mycenaean Period (1.700/1.680 – 1.060/1.040 B.C.) in the island of Cephalonia and their geomorphological and ...

The current thesis presents the preliminary analytical study of two Egyptian mummies from Anthropological Μuseum of Athens. The mummies were investigated with visual examination, photograph documentation and sampling ...

Twenty Late Helladic pottery samples from the site of Koukonisi which is situated on the northeastern of the Aegean Sea is analyzed through SEM-EDS to identify the technological characteristics. These samples were specifically ...

The purpose of the present research is the analysis of lime mortars as far as their ceramic pozzolans admixtures are concerned and has been mainly inspired by the technology of mosaic floors and cocciopesto mortars. The ...

Samples of black crusts from the western facade of the Library of Hadrian (Athens) have been collected and investigated. A complete chemical and mineralogical characterization of the degradation products was conducted ...

The corrosion mechanisms of ancient glasses is a complex process. The objects which have been exposed to the burial environments, usually lack of coherency and transparency. The examination of excavated corroded glasses, ...

The purpose of this research is the study of the castle of Androusa through the use of new technologies and archaeometric analytical techniques. The research focuses mainly on the fortification of the castle, the mortars ...

Nowadays, the problem of Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) has received crucial concern regarding the cultural heritage deterioration. The natural decay of materials and artworks exposed to non-controlled environmental conditions ...

This dissertation aims to present and interpret the results that were obtained by the micro-XRF analysis of the bronze statue of Poseidon of Livadostra before its temporary exhibition at the National Archaeological Museum ...

In theoretical part, chapter 1, uses and types of historic mortars in Greece, especially building mortars, are reviewed. In chapter 2, also theoretical, the aims, results and limitation of analytical techniques used for ...

This study is about the examination of Mycenaean wall painting fragments from Iklaina in the vicinity of Pylos. It aims to provide an analysis of the mortars, check the chemical composition of the pigments and their ...

The contribution of hieromonk Dionysius of Fourna and his treatise: ―Hermeneia of Painting Art‖ is decisive because it gathers all the previously scattered advices and information about the construction of portable icons ...