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The application of Raman spectroscopy to the preservation of industrial heritage sites and to the identification and conservation of artefacts associated with the industrial processes being undertaken there is a relatively recent phenomenon. Here the growth of industrial archaeology and the particular problems relevant to the excavation and preservation of these sites, which are important relics of our industrial heritage, will be discussed and several examples will be used to illustrate how analytical Raman spectroscopic data have contributed to the assessment of the sites and their artefacts. The particular problems encountered with the excavation of old mine workings and the restoration of a derelict porcelain manufactory for public access and the role envisaged for the incorporation of portable Raman spectroscopic instrumentation in the interrogation of artefacts will be surveyed and an insight given into the methodology of adoption of analytical instrumentation for the interpretation of data which are important for cultural heritage studies of the sites and their artefacts will be provided.
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Edwards, H.G.M., Vandenabeele, P., Colomban, P. (2023). Raman Spectroscopy and Industrial Archaeology. In: Raman Spectroscopy in Cultural Heritage Preservation. Cultural Heritage Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-14379-3_14
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