Under the Surface: X-ray Imaging in the British Museum

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• Dan O'Flynn, British Museum
• Friday 26 November 2021, 13:15-14:00
• Online via zoom.

If you have a question about this talk, please contact Ruairidh Macleod.

Register for zoom link here: https://cam-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMld-mhpj0qEtzlqAZTCsh2t1hCvtPSYrkF

In recent years, the Museum has operated a custom-built X-ray imaging laboratory, equipped with a high-power X-ray source and the capability for computed tomography (CT) scanning. This talk will give an overview of X-ray imaging in the Museum, including the uncovering of cuneiform writing concealed within a 4000-year-old Mesopotamian clay envelope and understanding the metalworking techniques of the 13th century Islamic world.

This talk is part of the Pitt-Rivers Archaeological Science Seminar Series series.

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