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Computational archeology platform

The Computational Archeology Laboratory is a facility created to support researchers interested in the development of computational applications for the study of the past: geospatial applications (remote sensing and GIS), geostatistics, 3D reconstruction and modeling, network analysis, simulation and artificial intelligence applications (machine learning, deep learning).

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Microscopy platform

The microscopy platform offers ICAC research teams a range of instruments for observing and capturing images for detailed analysis of archaeological artifacts (lithic materials, biological specimens, sediments, etc.).

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Lithic materials platform

The scientific facility for lithic materials displays the resources of the ICAC Archaeometric Studies Unit.

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Bioarchaeology platform

Bioarchaeology Laboratory (Archaeozoology and Archaeobotany)  The Bioarchaeology laboratory has the necessary facilities and infrastructures for the study of bioarchaeological material (fauna, seeds, charcoal, etc.). It has a dirty area where the material is washed and floated, and a clean area where its classification and analysis are carried out. The facilities of the Bioarchaeology laboratory are used for teaching and research at a national and international level. The laboratory also has reference collections of animal bones and seeds for the study of archaeological material. It also has reference atlases and optical microscopy equipment and scanners.

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Remote sensing and geomatics platform

The remote sensing and geomatics facility is coordinated by the ICAC Computational Archeology research team and supports the archaeological topography and remote sensing work of the different research groups and scientific-technical services of the Institute.This facilty includes a UAV (drones) operator and certified pilots with the ability to carry out flights throughout the European Union, even in restricted areas. It give technical support to remote sensing works, combining different types of sensors (Panchromatic, Multi-spectral, thermal and LIDAR) and using satellite images, aerial image repositories and images obtained with the UAVs themselves.

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Documentation, digitization and research data management platform

Graphic documentation understood as the representation and interpretation of archaeology, is a basic instrument for our knowledge of archaeological sites, monuments, and archaeological findings. The ICAC scientific-technical service on Technologies of Graphic Documentation (TDG) offers an effective graphic documentation service applied to historical heritage (representing, interpreting, explaining) and promotes continuous technological innovation. Since 2019, the TDG service has been working with a new internal organization that encourages collaboration between the Institute’s research teams and the TDG staff, fostering innovation in the methodological and technological fields of archaeological graphic documentation. TDG activity, therefore, focuses on technical support for ICAC research teams, while external orders are managed according to the research interests of ICAC research groups.