Protecting the Past, Shaping the Future. High School Students Test Nanocomposites on Archaeological samples
Abstract
In the last three years our multidisciplinary team of experts from two ENEA laboratories has developed a method to transfer basic skills to high school students, with the aim of fostering their interest in protective treatments for archaeological manufacts preservation. Under guided supervision, young people learn how to apply various materials according to their chemical properties, including nanocomposites, to assess their effectiveness for the conservation of ancient samples, coming from archaeological areas. Students perform tests on the stones before and after treatments to evaluate mechanical and functional properties, hydrophobicity, and adhesion. The hands-on experience provides students with valuable skills in experimental research, materials science, and conservation techniques, whereas the archaeological aspects studied made them more aware of the historical value of their own city and neighbourhood. Feedback collected from the involved classes validates the applied transferring competence method, which can be replicated by other institutions, also to handover different techniques.
Event details
- Event
- TC26 MetroArcheo Conference 2025
- Technical Committee
- TC26
- info@metroarcheo.com
- Place
- Bergamo, ITALY
- Time
- 15 October 2025 - 17 October 2025
- Website
- https://www.metroarcheo.com/