#CurrentTopicsHS

The “Current Topics in Heritage Science” (CTinHS) lectures are organised by the young scientists of the HS Academy, a joint initiative of EU-funded IPERION HS (www.iperionhs.eu) and E-RIHS IP (www.e-rihs.eu), with the support from E-RIHS.SI (I0-E012) and E-RIHS.IT (H2IOSC project, CUP B63C22000730005).
Mathieu Duval delivered the 9th lecture (the last of the 2nd edition) on June 27th, 2024. The topic of his talk is “The illusion of non-destructive analysis in Palaeoanthropology. To what extent high resolution mCT-scanning of hominin fossil remains may impact ESR and Radiocarbon dating results?”
The speaker is a senior scientist at CENIEH, Spain, specialised in Quaternary Geochronology. The lecture illustrates how the systematic mCT scanning of human fossils should not be regarded as a non-destructive technique, but may instead significantly impact fossil preservation and associated dating results. The lecture was moderated by Fabiana DI Gianvincenzo, a postdoctoral researcher in the Heritage Science Laboratory at the University of Ljubljana (Slovenia) and one of the emerging professionals of the "Current Topics in Heritage Science" lecture series.
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