This collective work of 15 chapters covers an important section of the literature on Cultural Heritage, particularly in the field of Archaeometry, which involves the applications of the natural sciences in studying the material remains of human presence and creation.

The techniques of absolute dating and the methods for studying the technology, composition, and origins of the entire spectrum of materials and artifacts, such as ceramics, sediments, glass, metals, lithic technologies, stones, mortars, organic materials, and pigments, are presented.

The authors of the chapters are recognized university teachers and researchers with many years of laboratory experience, a substantial number of publications, and participation in numerous research programs related to archaeological and cultural materials.

The coordination and editing of the publication were undertaken by Prof. N. Zacharias, who also authored part of the chapters, with the participation of Prof. G. Fakorellis, Assoc. Prof. N. Laskaris, Dr. A. Oikonomou, Dr. N. Nerantzis, Dr. K. Theodorakopoulou, Dr. M. Papageorgiou, Dr. E. Palamara, and Dr. G. Mastrotheodorou.