The 12th Iberian Congress of Archaeometry will be held between October 25th and 28th at the Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH) in Burgos .

The Iberian archaeometry community will meet to discuss the technological advances and their possible applications to the material study of historical, archaeological and cultural heritage.

The event will take place in a city with a long-standing artistic heritage, including three UNESCO world heritage sites: the Cathedral of Burgos, the Route of Santiago de Compostela and the Archaeological Site of Atapuerca. Very close to the Cathedral – one of the city’s symbols – lies a more modern landmark: the Complejo de la Evolución Humana, designed by the prestigious architect Juan Navarro Baldeweg, and comprising the Museum of Human Evolution, the Forum Evolución Auditorium and Congress Hall, and the Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH), where this Congress will be held.

The Spanish Society of Archaeometry Applied to the Cultural Heritage (SAPaC) together with the Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH) will organize the 13th Iberian Congress of Archaeometry with the following goals:

# To present the main results of their archaeometric research projects conducted within the Iberian Peninsula.
# To share experiences amongst researchers of different disciplines in the field of archaeometry and to foster collaboration and the creation of interdisciplinary groups to study the cultural heritage.
# To spread amongst the scientific, academic, business and administration community the research works and activities being carried out in this vast field of study, as well as their practical applications.
# To show the Unique Scientific and Technical Infrastructures (ICTS) as key infrastructures for the advancement of the archaeometric studies conducted by the scientific and R&D+Innovation communities.

Photo: Archaeometry Laboratory - University of Missouri