Part I. Non-Destructive Characterization of Cultural Heritage: 1. Formation of hyperspectral near-infrared images from artworks; 2. Study of colonial manuscripts from San Nicolas Coatepec, Mexico, through UV and IR imaging and XRF; Part II. Technical Studies in Art History: 3. Chromatographic investigations of purple archaeological bio-material pigments used as biblical dyes; 4. Characterization of a natural dye by spectroscopic and chromatographic techniques; 5. The influence of glass in the color of red lakes layers in oil painting: a case study in a pictorial series attributed to Murillo located in Guadalajara, Mexico; 6. Xavier Guerrero, de Mexico a Chile (from Mexico to Chile), some remarks about the use of Portland cement in Mexican muralism; Part III. Archaeological Science: 7. Foreing produced shell objects in the Templo Mayor of Tenochtitlan; 8. Technological and material characterization of lapidary artifacts from Tamtoc archaeological site, Mexico; 9. Comparative study of two blue pigments from the Maya Region of Yucatan; 10. Technical study of a set of metallic artifacts from the Maya site of Lagartero, Chiapas, Mexico; 11. Identifying the criteria for determining status burials by results of integrated analysis; 12. New insights into ancient Maya building materials: characterization of mortar, plaster, and coquina flagstones from Tonina; Part IV. Conversation Studies: 13. How to make a latex rubber sculpture? Manufacturing studies that improve the creative work of an artist; 14. Decay degree determination of archaeological shell objects from the great temple of Tenochtitlan, using a visible light spectrometer; 15. Identification of microorganisms associated to the biodegradation of historic masonry structure in San Francisco de Campeche City, Mexico; 16. Chemical evolution of the volcanic tuff from the Santa Monica church in Guadalajara, Mexico; 17. Correlation of atmospheric dust and rainfall as basalt chemical weathering precursors; 18. Additions of minerals in clays of Morelia Region, Mexico: effects on volumetric stabilization and color; Part V. Biomaterials Topics: 19. Trace element analysis of bone from past populations in the peninsula of Yucatan; 20. Morphometric characterization of the maize: a case study in postclassic Xaltocan; 21. Self sacrifice awls in Cantona, Puebla, Mexico; Part VI. Methodologies and Instrumentation: 22. Silver nanoparticles for SERS identification of dyes; 23. Photoacoustic analysis of natural indigo, Palygorskite and synthetic Maya blue; 24. Site-specific analysis of deformation patterns on archaeological heritage by satellite radar interferometry.
