The IAEA offers of e-learning courses in a wide variety of fields, free of charge.
Below you will find the selection of e-learning courses applicable to cultural heritage analysis.
A NUCLEUS account is required to register for an e-learning course. Find instructions on NUCLEUS account registration here.
Check out our new e-learning course entitled 'Accelerator Mass Spectrometry Radiocarbon Dating for Heritage and Forensic Science'!
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Have a look at the article published by the IAEA Office of Public Information and Communication
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The objective of the course is to provide a comprehensive proficiency on Accelerator Mass spectrometry (AMS) radiocarbon dating technique and its applications in the field of Heritage and Forensic Sciences.
This course is starting with basics, progressing to more advanced considerations of the technique.
This course is made of six modules and covers:
- Fundamentals in radiocarbon dating
- Sample processing for radiocarbon dating
- Analysis and interpretation of the radiocarbon data
- Radiocarbon dating for forensics applications
- Radiocarbon dating for Heritage Science
- Overview of other dating methods, their applicability, and limitations
This course is directed to young professionals, post-graduate and under-graduate students.
The development of this course was supported by the IAEA Technical Cooperation Department through project RAS1021. Ms Claudette Maalouf, programme management officer is acknowledged.
The IAEA scientific officers responsible for this e-learning course are Lena Bassel: L.Bassel@iaea.org and Aliz Simon: Aliz.Simon@iaea.org.
This course compiles information from past Joint ICTP-IAEA Advanced Workshop on Portable X-Ray Spectrometry Techniques for Characterization of Valuable Archaeological and Art Objects into a comprehensive e-learning module.
This course is addressed to specialists and managersof museums, art restorers, archaeologists and laboratory facilities performing or willing to incorporate XRF into the analysis of art and archaeological samples.
Nuclear analytical techniques have provided unique information in many fields due to their multi-elemental sensitivity, low limits of detection, ability to provide spatially resolved and/or quantitative profiling of trace elements, and, very often, traceability of results.
Although these analytical techniques are readily available and routinely applied in research, there is still a considerable gap when it comes to routine forensics applications.
The purpose of this e-learning tool is to help to bridge the gap between the practitioners of nuclear analytical techniques and forensic science stakeholder communities. It is directed at forensics specialists who wish to learn more about nuclear analytical techniques, and at nuclear techniques practitioners who would like to learn more about the requirements of forensic sciences.
