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Scientific techniques

Museum scientists use a range of techniques to investigate objects and discover what they're made out of, how they were made, when and where they were made and what that tells us about their history.

These techniques use the very latest technology.

Find out more about:

  • Atomic absorption spectrophotometry
  • Dating GC/MS (Gas chromatography - mass spectrometry)
  • Inductively coupled plasma atomic mission spectrometry
  • Optical microscopy Radiography Raman spectroscopy
  • Scanning electron microscopy X-ray diffraction X-ray fluorescence

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