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TL;DR: In this paper, a large assemblage of body ornaments that consists essentially of 85 quite standardized rectangular beads was found in the abri Pataud (Dordogne, France).

TL;DR: In this article, the formation mechanisms leading to different calcite types and the role of micro-organisms as well as interactions between prehistoric paint layers and calcite layers were investigated in the Grande Grotte of Arcy-sur-Cure in France.

TL;DR: Qualitative 2D chemical images of elements ranging from Na to Pb on the surface of the ancient ivory carvings provide evidence of lost polychromy and gilding and a criterion for the authentication of ancient gilded ivory object is proposed.

TL;DR: In this paper, a presentation des problematiques de recherche et des caracteristiques des materiaux du patrimoine consideres is presented, i.e., les examens non destructifs pratiques le plus souvent sur les œuvres d'art, a savoir les observations a differentes echelles, les photographies sous lumiere visible, sous rayonnement ultraviolet and infrarouge, les radiographies.

TL;DR: In this paper, a newly established ERDA set-up, using an external microbeam of alpha particles, was developed to study hydrated near-surface layers in quartz and sapphire by non-destructive H depth profiling in different atmospheres.