In this activity, the techniques of the Department of Egypt and the Near East will present a series of Egyptian pieces of different chronology and different materials, which will be analysed 'in situ' thanks to a portable Dino-Lite microscope.
This type of microscope makes it possible to observe, measure and photograph small objects in high resolution. With it, and through a computer screen, we will see and analyse millimetric details without damaging the original object.
We will observe the fabrics of ceramic vessels (composition, temper, texture, porosity and the firing technology of ancient pottery) and wear on tools made of flint, bone or stone to determine how they were used in antiquity; as well as fibres of wood, leather and textiles, which allow us to document structural alterations, traces of restoration processes if there are any, microcracks, etc.