Université Bordeaux Montaigne (UBM – FR)

Professor of Physics for Archaeometry at the University Bordeaux Montaigne since 2006, he is currently a researcher at the UMR 6034 Archéosciences Bordeaux and director of the Archeovision platform (3D technologies). His main research activities concern the archaeometric and multiscale study and of ancient materials (ceramics, lithics, pigments, glass, prints, tapestries…) and the taphonomy of prehistoric cave walls (Dordogne, France). He develops the use of mobile (handheld) instruments for in-situ analyses (optical microscopy, hyperspectral imaging, fiber optical reflectance spectroscopy, X-ray fluorescence, laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy, Raman spectrometry) and works on the integration of scientific data into 3D referenced information systems.

Research engineer at Archeovision Recherche. A 3D imaging application developer, he has held a shared position between UMR PACEA and UMR Archéosciences Bordeaux since 2003. He is involved in scientific production, training and the supervision of theses using imaging or 3D methods. He is currently developing the TIVMI software, which is used to process tomodensitometric images, meshes and point clouds in order to carry out precise and reproducible measurements, as well as a 3D GIS and tools for long-term archiving of 3D data.

Sarah Tournon-Valiente is a Research data engineer at CNRS, specialized in database interoperability, promoting Open Science and re-use of research data. Responsible of the French National 3D data repository, she is also specialized in 3D data archiving process and more generally in the data documentation process. She is currently working at Archéosciences Bordeaux, UMR 6034 (UBM, CNRS, UB, EPHE), where she is developing information systems to help share and preserve research data.

Project manager, lasergrammeter at Archeovision Production. Alongside his studies in archaeometry, he taught himself 3D. It was only natural that he should seek to develop its uses in the promotion and research of historical heritage. In 2005, he co-founded Archeovision Production. Since then, he has taken part in or managed over a hundred 3D digitisation, 3D restitution and enhancement projects, ranging from small-scale local heritage sites to major international UNESCO World Heritage sites.

He is an Associate Professor of Archaeological Sciences at the Université Bordeaux Montaigne. He currently teaches in the History of Art and Archaeology programs. Over the past twenty years, he has devoted his research to the circulation of prehistoric lithic materials, with a particular interest in obsidian and flint. He also serves as editor-in-chief of the journal ArcheoSciences.

Aurélie Mounier is a CNRS Research Engineer at Archeosciences Bordeaux in the Bordeaux Montaigne University with the Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches. Her specialty is the study of colour materials and techniques (pigments, dyes, binders) and the development of portable spectroscopic methods. Her double & multidisciplinary academic background is in art history and applied physics. She joined the CNRS in December 2018. She currently invests in the development of portable non-destructive analytical techniques to study fragile artworks (paintings, manuscripts, polychromies, textiles, engravings…). To complete the range of devices used and obtain information on organic materials (dyes and binders), she notably co-developed and patented (2014) a portable LED fluorimeter.

Romain Herault is a Research Projects Manager at the University Bordeaux Montaigne. His role is to advise and support researchers in the development, management and implementation of regional, national and European projects. As such, he works closely with the UBM Team involved in AUTOMATA. His previous studies include the double award MA/MSc European Studies at the European University Flensburg and the University of Southern Denmark, plus also the Bachelor in History at Nantes University.

Graduated in physics and chemistry of modern inorganic materials (mechanical, optical, electronic properties, etc.), Stéphan Dubernet joined archaeometric research in 1990. Since, senior research engineer at the University Bordeaux Montaigne, he is an expert in numerous methods for characterizing geological and archaeological materials, using laboratory equipment or their in-situ equivalents, providing access to elementary compositions (PIGE-PIXE under proton beam, XRF under X-ray or electron emission), mineralogical determinations (XRD, Raman, polarized light microscopy), structures and textures (SEM), or coloring properties (absorption spectroscopies).

Associate Professor of Archaeological Sciences at the Université Bordeaux Montaigne (since 2005) and head of the archaeometry master’s degree, he is currently a researcher at the UMR 6034 Archéosciences Bordeaux. His research activities focus on the characterisation of archaeomaterials, and more specifically on the physico-chemical analyses of ceramics linked to the investigation of provenance and manufacturing techniques.