By Institute of Physical Chemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
The Center of Archaeometry with Laboratory of Restoration and Reconstruction was founded in 2003, is part of the Department of History at Sofia University "St. Kl. Ohridski ”and is located in the city of Sofia. Specializes in analytical, non-invasive research of archaeological collections, art monuments and studies for reconstruction and restoration of archaeological artifacts made of metal, glass, ceramics, bone, etc. The center is active regionally (Sofia) and nationally level with academic and research institutions, the Ministry of Culture and is in cooperation with the EU organizations through a number of research projects. ARCHAEOLOGICAL MATERIALS: Characterization, analysis and origin of archaeological materials ENVIRONMENT: Studies for the reconstruction of the paleo- and archeo-environment. NEW TECHNOLOGIES: Use of new technologies for cultural heritage research. INFRASTRUCTURE: - Laboratory for sample preparation - Laboratory for restoration and conservation of metal and glass - Laboratory for restoration and conservation of ceramics - Radiographic laboratory equipped with Eresko MF4 - Analytical laboratory (µ-XRF –Mistral M1 Bruker, p-XRF-S1 Titan Bruker, p-IR-ALFA I- Bruker, Raman Spectroscopy, Bruker) - Laboratory of Dendrochronology - Microscopes - 3, Optika Italy - Metallographic microscope with Kern Optics camera - Faro laser scanner, FocusS 70 - Scanning robotic total station Trimble SX10
