Within this research line at IPHES-CERCA, advanced microscopy and 3D surface analysis are used to understand bone-surface modifications related to human behavior, violence, cannibalism, and funerary practices in archaeological contexts.

In this study, the different surface topographies obtained through the 3D profiler provide valuable insights into using ground stone and obsidian tools. These observations help us to further explore dietary practices and the evolution of human-plant interactions over time, as well as trace the development of more complex socioeconomic systems and social networks.

The purpose of this study is to characterize the ablation craters associated to Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) measurements on a fresco sample and to compare the craters on a 2-cent euro coin associated with a portable instrument (EasyLIBS) and a laboratory instrument

We are using Confocal microscopy for knowing how, when, and where cereals were domesticated in the Near East 11,000 years ago, and how herbivores were managed during Late Prehistory and Early historical times.

We recorded the variables commonly used to characterize facets (size, presence of grooves or striations, localization on the fragment etc.) and conducted a non-destructive tribological analysis by using a 3D.