Ancient Egyptian mummified bodies smell ‘woody,’ ‘spicy’ and ‘sweet’, finds a new study led by researchers from the University of Ljubljana, revealing new details about mumification practices. The research, published in Journal of the American Chemical Society, is the first time that the smells of mummified bodies have been systematically studied combining a mix of [...]
Dr. Idelfonso Bessa dos Reis Nogueira, expert in artificial intelligence and process systems engineering, is joining the Heritage Science Laboratory Ljubljana (HSLL). Dr. Nogueira is Associate Professor at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim, where he leads research at the intersection of artificial intelligence, systems optimization, digitalization, and automation. At HSLL, [...]
The documentation of heritage objects throughout the conservation process is essential for safeguarding their preservation and integrity. Precisely recording details of the colour of an object, morphological characteristics, and material composition, along with accurate measurements, is crucial comprehensive condition assessment and effective conservation treatments. Among the diverse range of documentation techniques in use by conservators-restorers, [...]