Training Workshop:
Radiogenic Isotopes: from Geology to Archaeometry
Event Details:
- Date: Monday, 13 & Tuesday, 14 October 2025
- Time: Starts: 09:00, until 13:00
- Venue: This is a physical event. You are welcome to join us in-person at the Andreas Mouskos Auditorium, The Cyprus Institute
- Speaker: Prof. Patrick Degryse, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, KU Leuven, Belgium; ERA Chair, The Cyprus Institute
Abstract
What is radioactive decay, and how does this affect the isotopic composition of the elements strontium (Sr), neodymium (Nd) and lead (Pb)? This short course will explain how isotope ratio analysis of these elements is used as a dating tool in the earth sciences, and how this has become relevant for the investigation of archaeological research questions of provenance and mobility. The principles behind the science will be shown in practice, calculating dates and reconstructing mixing lines, to then move to archaeological applications of raw materials sourcing.
About the Speaker
Prof. Patrick Degryse is full professor at the department of Earth and Environmental Sciences of KU Leuven (Belgium) and ERA Chair at the Cyprus Institute (Cyprus). His main research efforts focus on the history and use of mineral resources in ancient technology, developing geochemical techniques (with special emphasis on radiogenic isotopes) for their characterisation and provenance determination. Outside the lab he is active in several field projects in the eastern Mediterranean and the Caribbean.He teaches to archaeologists, earth scientists and engineers, and is author of over 300 scientific papers. He was Visiting Fellow at All Souls College in Oxford, an A. von Humboldt Fellow and European Research Council Grantee.
Free Entrance | Coffee provided
OneArchSci is funded by the European Union under Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme under Grant Agreement No 101186503.
The event will be in English and the event is open to the public.
This is a physical event. You can join us in-person at the Andreas Mouskos Auditorium, The Cyprus Institute.
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Additional Info
- Date: Monday, 13 & Tuesday, 14 October 2025
- Time: Starts: 09:00, until 13:00
- Speaker: Prof. Patrick Degryse, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, KU Leuven, Belgium; ERA Chair, The Cyprus Institute