Research Infrastructure (RI) Name: Department of History and Archaeology Laboratories (University of Cyprus)
Website: https://www.ucy.ac.cy/hisarch/en/
Mission: Promotion of knowledge and research in the disciplines of History and Archaeology.
Research Services provided:
Main Equipment used:
- Technical equipment for the recording and study of monuments and materials excavated on land and under the sea on the island or elsewhere, and for the interdisciplinary analysis of these finds, including physico-chemical analysis of metal finds, ceramics, etc.
- Technical equipment for the preparation of polished and thin sections (Buehler), a petrographic microscope (Leica DM2500P), stereo-microscope (Leica), and a portable XRF (pXRF InnovX).
- Reference collections of the Unit, that include minerals and rocks, seeds and charcoal, animal bones and metallurgical remains.
| Research Category (Other): | Archaeology |
| RI Main Priorities: | Study of the main historical disciplines, history and archaeology. The teaching and research activities of the Department centre on the past and present of Europe, the Mediterranean, and the Near East |
| Hosting Legal Entity: | Department of History and Archaeology
University of Cyprus
P.O. Box 20537
Nicosia CY-1678
Cyprus
Tel.: +357 22 892180
Fax: +357 22 895068
email address: isa@ucy.ac.cy |
| Equipment of RI | Library (more than 23,000 books and more than 9,000 volumes of archaeological journals)
For more information regarding the RI and its Laboratories, including equipment, please click the attachment below. |
| RI Contact Person: | Name: Petros Papapolyviou
Title: Associate Professor/Chairperson
Address: Department of History and Archaeology
University of Cyprus
P.O. Box 20537
Nicosia CY-1678, Cyprus
Telephone Number: +35722892188
Emil Address: ppplb@ucy.ac.cy |
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