CENIEH is a research centre belonging to the national network of Unique Science & Technical Infrastructures (ICTS). The ultimate goal of these infrastructures, which have to pursue a strategic approach and remain available to the whole R&D+i community, is to place the cutting-edge scientific and technical installations that they manage at the disposal of the national and the international scientific, technological, and industrial community.

The access to use the infrastructure is regulated by a Public Access Protocol that describes the mechanism and criteria for access to the infrastructure. There are two types of access to the ICTS:

•  On-demand access: Type  of  access  in  which  applications  may  be  submitted  at  any moment and which are assessed for technical viability by an Internal Panel of the Center. The tariffs for services on the basis of on-demand access shall be  higher than those  for competitive access.
• Competitive  access: Type  of  access  implying  the  submission  of  applications after  an access call. Assessment of the technical viability by an Internal Panel, and evaluation of the scientific  and  technical  qualityand  prioritization by  an  Access  Committee,  most  of whose members are personnel external to the Center.The tariffs for services on the basis of competitive access shall be lower than those for on-demand.

ICTS is therefore open to the entire R+D+i community in all laboratories, offering a percentage of opening the capacity of its outstanding facilities under the 'Competitive Open Access' regime for use by researchers in the public and private sector, national and international, with the support of ICTS' own technical and administrative staff. The main features of  Competitive Open Access are that R+D+i quality of activities developed at the infrastructure should be proven and that requests for access should be prioritized on the basis of objective criteria.

Call prevision in 2023:

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In addition, as part of the FIXLAB in the IPERION HS project (Integrating Platforms for the European Research Infrastructure ON Heritage Science), the Geochronology and Computed Microtomography laboratories can be accessed through the periodic and granting calls for transnational access available. The FIXLAB services catalog shows our capabilities and how to submit proposals.

At any time and on the basis of the access modality, the Centre is open to receive specific access requests from the technological-scientific community at user@cenieh.es and to provide assessment in the definition of their applied and technological research projects, during the drafting phase. If these access requests include the use of ICTS and if their project has been approved in competitive calls for research projects at national, European or international levels, then their entrance through Competitive Access will be prioritized for the performance of analyses, for the application of techniques and procedures, and for the use of the installations by the project researchers and/or the technicians.

OPEN CALLS

Next call Luminescence LM2023-I

CLOSED CALLS

CALL 2023-IV

Microcomputed Tomography: MI2023-II

The call proposal for 2023-I is now open for the Microcomputed Tomography laboratory.

• Opening: May 8th, 2023

• Deadline: May 24th, 2023

Call for Proposals for 2023-II call will cover experiments from July 2023 to September 2023.

• All the competitive access applied A fees stablished in General Rates

• To submit your proposal, please register on the CENIEH User Office or use your user and password and create a new proposal. Fill the Competitive Access tab and select the competitive code MI2023-II.

Call for Proposal Microcomputed Tomography: MI2023-II

This call is to give access to the use of the Microtocomputed Tomography equipment (GE V/Tome/XS and CoreTOM de TESCAN) to develop research projects for a total of 200 hours of use of the equipment*. 

The cycle will cover experiments from July 2023 to September 2023.

For this application, it is important that you provide a detailed description of the number of samples to be scanned/radiographed and their characteristics (such as size, weight and the materials they are composed of) in the General Information tab of the Project/Experiment section of the User Office portal. 

For questions during the development of the project contact belen.notario@cenieh.es referring to the code MI2023-II

For more information or help with the User Office portal, contact user@cenieh.es referring to the code MI2023-II

You can submit your proposals between 8th May and 24th May 2023 before 11:59 p.m. (Peninsular time). Any electronic request received beyond the date and the time indicated above will not be evaluated in this call.

* For technical and operational reasons it is suggested not to exceed 60 hours per proposal. If your experiment/samples requires more time we recommended to divide the proposal in successive competitive calls, as long as this is possible.

CALL 2023-III

Electron Spin Resonance: SR2023-I

Competitive access call 2023-III for the Electron Spin Resonance laboratory is now open. The objective is to offer access to the facilities of the laboratory.

• Opening: 14 April 2023
• Deadline: 27 April 2023

The call SR2023-I will cover (i) Gamma irradiation*, (ii) UV bleaching* and (iii) ESR measurements of quartz grain samples by qualified users.

* Both Gamma irradiation and UV bleaching will be carried out by CENIEH staff.

“Rate A” indicated in price list will be applied, as established in the general rules for accepted competitive access requests.

To submit your proposal, please register in the User Office before creating your request, or enter your user and password if you are already registered. Complete the Competitive Access tab and select the code SR2023-I.

Call for Proposal Electron Spin Resonance: SR2023-I

The objective of this call is to offer access to the facilities of the Electron Spin Resonance (SR) Laboratory at CENIEH for activities related to the ESR dose evaluation of quartz grain samples, including (i) gamma irradiation, (ii) UV bleaching and (iii) ESR measurements at low temperature.

(i) and (ii) will be carried out by the CENIEH staff, while (iii) will be performed by “Qualified Users” only.

In order to be properly evaluated, the requests should include the following:

• A brief scientific description of the project, including its relevance, originality and innovative nature.
• A CV of the Principal Investigator. Note that the CV of other members of the research team may also be submitted for evaluation (although not mandatory).

Proposals should be submitted from April 14 to April 27, 2023. The call will remain open until 23:59 hours (Madrid time) on the last day. Any request received after the deadline indicated will not be evaluated for this call.

The following information should be also included in the proposal under the tab “General information in the Project / Experiment section” of the User Office portal:

• The total number of samples to be processed, as well as the number of aliquots and irradiation doses per sample.
• The ESR signals to be measured
• Whether the sample splitting in multiple aliquots will have to be performed by CENIEH staff (if so, this will imply an additional cost)

Conditions

• The analyses will be carried out between the reception of the samples and 30 June 2024.
• A maximum of 25 quartz samples will be accepted for this call.
• The samples to be irradiated and/or UV-bleached shall be received within 3 months after the publication of the results of the call.
• The samples will be preferentially processed following their order of arrival in the lab, although other factors (e.g., number of aliquots and irradiation times) will also be taken into account to optimize irradiation, bleaching and measurement times.
• Proposals including only the gamma irradiation of quartz samples will not be considered for this call.

Facilities

Gamma irradiation will be performed on a Gammacell-1000 (Cs-137)

UV bleaching will be carried out with a Dr Honle SOL2 sunlight simulator

ESR measurements will be performed with an X band EMXmicro ESR spectrometer connected to a Variable Temperature Unit.

Enquiries

For general enquiries related to the project, please contact mariajesus.alonso@cenieh.es, mentioning the code SR2023-I.

For further information or help with the User Office portal, contact user@cenieh.es, mentioning the code SR2023-I.

CALL2023-II

Conservation and restoration laboratory: CR2023-I

Competitive access call 2023-II for the Conservation and Restoration Laboratory for Archaeological and Paleontological Cultural Assets is now open:

• From: March 30th 2023
• Until: April 30th 2023

Proposals for the call 2023-II will cover work between the reception of the pieces and August 31st 2023.

• Rate A will be applicable, as published in the schedule of rates, to the competitive access requests accepted.

To submit your proposal, register at the User Office first, or enter your user and password. Complete the Competitive Access tab and select the code CR2023-I.

Call for Proposal Conservation and Restoration: CR2023-I

This call includes requests for preventive conservation, curative conservation, and restoration interventions, for archaeological and paleontological assets, either in situ or at the CENIEH Laboratory.

It is important to give a detailed description of the pieces which the CENIEH Laboratory is requested to act on, so that the intervention time necessary can be assessed:

• Number of pieces.
• Chronology / Period.
• Material: bone, lithic industry, ceramics, metal (specify), glass, stone, wood, wall paintings, etc. (If the materials are mixed, describe each piece individually.) (Note 1)
• Brief description of the assemblage.
• Graphical documentation of each piece or the assemblage.
• Any additional documentation desired.

A detailed description of the service requested of the Laboratory is also required:

• Purpose of the request. Intended result of the intervention: purposes of study, display, etc.
• Remedial conservation and restoration: mechanical-chemical-physical cleaning, corrosion inhibition, biocide treatments, desalting, consolidation, formal reconstruction, formal and chromatic reintegration, etc. (Note 2)
• Molds and reproductions (1:1).
• Preventive conservation interventions: technical consultancy, environmental control, systems of storage or packaging (for movement), display, etc.

The cultural heritage to be intervened should be sent to the facilities of the Conservation and Restoration Laboratory at CENIEH.

The service includes the compilation of a synoptic REPORT with a photographic dossier of the intervention. This report have a fee pre-stablish in rates and fees in the web-site.

A detailed description of the service requested in fieldwork or outside the CENIEH facilities is also required. Laboratory staff will only travel to conduct conservation-restoration work:

• Preventive conservation, curative conservation and restoration in the field: methods for in situ conservation, extraction systems, storage and movement systems, field laboratory, etc.
• Molds in situ: occupation floors, stratigraphies, imprints, ichnites, etc.
• Analysis of collections and technical conservation consultancy.

Bearing in mind all the information received, the Laboratory staff will assess the time necessary for the intervention (in hours), during the internal evaluation phase.

The call will be allocated a maximum of 300 hours of Laboratory work as estimated by its staff, with a maximum of 100 hours' work per request. Note 3

Proposals may be sent between March 30th and April 30th, 2023, up to 23:59 hours (Madrid time). Any electronic request received after the deadline indicated will not be evaluated for this call.

For queries about submitting proposals and access details, you may contact Pilar Fernández Colón: pilar.fernandez@cenieh.es, stating as reference the code CR2023-I.

For further information or help with the User Office portal, contact user@cenieh.es, citing the code CR2023-I.

Note 1. In the case of heterogeneous materials, describe each group or piece.

Note 2.  The CR Laboratory staff can suggest the application of additional conservation-restoration procedures if they consider them necessary once they have evaluated the state of conservation of the pieces.

Note 3. If the request will require more time, it is recommended to submit it during successive competitive windows, whenever this is possible.

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CALL 2023-I

Cosmogenic Nuclides: CO2023-I

The call proposal for 2023-I is now open for the Cosmogenic Nuclides dating laboratory.

• Opening: January 25th, 2023
• Deadline: February 25th, 2023

Call for Proposals for 2023-I will cover experiments for samples that can be delivered to CENIEH by 30th June 2023.

• Proposal can be written preferably in English but Spanish is also accepted.
• All the successful competitive access will be applied RATE A in General Rates.
• To submit your proposal, please register for the CENIEH User Office (https://useroffice.cenieh.es/), or use existing user profile to create a new proposal. Fill the Competitive Access tab and select the competitive code CO2023-I.

Information

• Call 2023-I

  Submission period	Experiment period	Call for Proposal: Competitive code	Results
  From 25/01/2023 to 25/02/2023	Laboratory: From call results to June 2024	Cosmogenic Nuclides: CO2023-I	Call results CO2023-I

  Request for Cosmogenic Nuclides: CO2023-I

The open call includes chemistry sample preparation for 10Be (and 26Al), ancillary analysis (e.g., XRD, ICP-OES), data reduction and interpretation of the results. Field sampling may be included upon request. Note that the call does not include AMS nuclide analysis, which will be arranged case by case.

The samples can be collected by the applicants without help from CENIEH scientist, albeit specific conditions of sample collection and acceptance requirements for the dating method must be met.

This call will accept a total of approximately up to 50 samples, where in principle the number of samples per proposal must not exceed 30.

Applicants must consult with the CENIEH scientist (Dr Toshiyuki Fujioka: toshiyuki.fujioka@cenieh.es) prior to submitting a proposal to discuss sampling design, dating approach, AMS analysis cost, and other details.

The following information must be included in project /experiment description and/or the scientific memory (please ask the CENIEH scientist for a template):

•  
  •  Number of samples
  •  Material types (e.g., bedrock, sediment, gravels) 
  •  Grain size (in case of sediment, gravels; if known)
  •  Lithological type, and/or quartz content (if known), and/or mineral or elemental composition determined by, e.g., XRD, XRF, ICP-OES (if available)
  •  Approximate mass available per material
  •  Approach (e.g., exposure dating, erosion rate and/or burial dating)
  •  Settings (e.g., glacial boulder/bedrock, fluvial/marine terrace, cave deposit, river/lake sediment, meteorite impact crater, etc.) 
  •  Expected age range (or erosion rate range)
  •  Sample site coordinate (latitude, longitude, elevation)
  •  Sample depth (e.g., surface or depth at xxx cm)
  •  Background erosion rate in the catchment/region (in case for exposure dating and burial dating application; if known)
  • Brief profile of proposed author(s)
  • List of the latest 5 publications by author(s)

For specific questions during the proposal preparation, please contact Dr Toshiyuki Fujioka (toshiyuki.fujioka@cenieh.es), referring to the code CO2023-I.

For general information or help with the User Office Portal, please contact, user@cenieh.es, referring to the code CO2023-I.

Proposals can be submitted between 25th January 2023 and 25th February 2023 before 11:59 p.m. (CET: Central European Time). Any proposal received after this date and time will not be evaluated.

Archaeomagnetism: AG2023-I

The CENIEH calls for proposals (2023-I), for the Archaeomagnetism Laboratory. The goal of this call is to provide support to research using the capabilities of the laboratory.

• Opening: January 23th, 2023
• Deadline: February 19th, 2023

This call proposal 2023-I includes:

- Use of the equipment of the  Archaeomagnetism Laboratory

- Sample preparation and laboratory analysis, which will be carried out from the reception of samples in the laboratory until May 2023.

• Laboratory fees apply according to the “A type rate”
• To submit your proposal, please register on the CENIEH User Office or use your user and password to sign up and create a new proposal. Fill out the Competitive Access tab and select the competitive code AG2023-I.

Information

• Call 2023-I

  Submission period	Experiment period	Call for Proposal: Competitive code	Results
  From 23/01/2023 to 19/02/2023	Laboratory: From call results to May 2023	Archaeomagnetism: AG2023-I	Call results AG2023-I

  Request for Archaeomagnetism: AG2023-I

This call is to give access and regulate service requests for the Archaeomagnetism Laboratory. It includes access as qualified user, which include access to: susceptometer MFK1-FA (three frequencies), vibrating sample magnetometer (MicroMag 3900, VSM), alternating field demagnetizer LDA5 up to 200 mT, (and the PAM1 complement to generate IRM y ARM), thermal demagnetizer TD-48SC, impuls magnetizer 2G Model 670 IRM up to 1T and impulse magnetizer ASC IRM 10-30 with two magnetizer coils (of 2T and 5T repecteively), and JR6A dual spinner magnetometer.

All this with the aim to being able to obtain:

• Anisotropy of the magnetic susceptibility (AMS) analysis (various frequencies)
• Study of rock magnetism by performing hysteresis cycles,   Isothermal Remanent Magnetization (IRM) acquisition curves, and First Order Reversed Curves (FORC’s)
• Isothermal remanent magnetization analysis (IRM) up to 5T
• Determination of Natural Remanent Magnetism (NRM) of samples, combined with Thermal Demagnetization (TH) and/or Alternating Fields (AF)
• Anisotropy analysis of Anysteretic Remanent Magnetization (AARM) or the IRM (AIRM)

The framework for carrying out these analyses will be from the sample reception until May 2023.

For this application, the samples to be analyzed, in case that they are provided by the user and not obtained in the field by the laboratory technician, must accomplish a series of requirements:  

• Susceptometer MFK1-FA, alternating field demagnetizer LDA5, impulse magnetizer 2G Model 670 IRM and JR6A magnetometer: cylindrical samples (21 mm high and 25.4 mm in diameter, ≈11 cm3), cubic samples (≈8 cm3) or contained in plastic boxes of similar volume. They can be prepared in the laboratory or sent by the user already prepared.
• Impulse magnetizer ASC IRM 10-30: cylindrical samples (21 mm high and 25.4 mm in diameter, ≈11 cm3) for the 2T coil, and fragments of no more than 0.6 cm in diameter for the 5T coil.
• Vibration magnetometer VSM: important to specify if they are powdered samples that need preparation (capsule, box, etc.) or individual fragments.

For this call, the applicant should provide in the General Information tab of the Project/Experiment section of the User Office portal the following requirements:

• Whether or not the samples are sent already prepared for analysis or if they should be obtained at the CENIEH in the Archaeomagnetism Laboratory, in any case it must be indicated
  • the total number of samples to be analyzed,
  • the specific magnetic property of interest

For questions during the proposal preparation (samples, preparation procedure, analysis, etc.) please contact: josep.pares@cenieh.es, referring to the code AG2023-I.

For more information or help with the User Office portal, please contact  user@cenieh.es, referring to the code AG2023-I.

The call will accept a maximum of 60 days of lab use in the period time indicate in the call. Each proposal will have a máximum of 30 days for proposal*.

Proposals should be submitted between 23th January and 19th February 2023 before 11:59 p.m. (Peninsular time). Any electronic request received beyond the date and the time indicated above will not be considered.

Microcomputed Tomography: MI2023-I

The call proposal for 2023-I is now open for the Microcomputed Tomography laboratory.

• Opening: January 19th, 2023
• Deadline: January 31st, 2023

Call for Proposals for 2023-I call will cover experiments from March 2023 to May 2023.

• All the competitive access applied A fees stablished in General Rates
• To submit your proposal, please register on the CENIEH User Office or use your user and password and create a new proposal. Fill the Competitive Access tab and select the competitive code MI2023-I

Information

• Call 2023-I

  Submission period	Experiment period	Call for Proposal: Competitive code	Results
  From 19/01/2023 to 31/01/2023	Laboratory: From March 2023 to May 2023	Microcomputed Tomography: MI2023-I	Call results MI2023-I

  Request for Microcomputed Tomography: MI2023-I

This call is to give access to the use of the Microtocomputed Tomography equipment (GE V/Tome/XS and CoreTOM de TESCAN) to develop research projects for a total of 200 hours of use of the equipment*.

The cycle will cover experiments from March 2023 to May 2023.

For this application, it is important that you provide a detailed description of the number of samples to be scanned/radiographed and their characteristics (such as size, weight and the materials they are composed of) in the General Information tab of the Project/Experiment section of the User Office portal. 

For questions during the development of the project contact belen.notario@cenieh.es referring to the code MI2023-I

For more information or help with the User Office portal, contact user@cenieh.es referring to the code MI2023-I

You can submit your proposals between 19th January and 31st January 2023 before 11:59 p.m. (Peninsular time). Any electronic request received beyond the date and the time indicated above will not be evaluated in this call.

* For technical and operational reasons it is suggested not to exceed 60 hours per proposal. If your experiment/samples requires more time we recommended to divide the proposal in successive competitive calls, as long as this is possible.

CALL 2022-VII

Electron Spin Resonance Dating (Enamel): SR2022-I

Competitive access call 2022-VII for the Electron Spin Resonance Laboratory is now open. The objective is to support research through the use of the analytical instrumentation it is equipped with.

• Opening: October 17th 2022
• Deadline: November 17th 2022

The call 2022-VII (SR2022-I) will cover:

• Preparation (physical preparation and irradiation*) and analysis of samples for tooth dosimetry by Qualified Users, to take place from the moment of access and of reception of samples at the Laboratory, until July 2023.

*The irradiation process does not admit qualified users and may only be performed by the Laboratory personnel-supervisor/IRA3015 operator.

“Rate A” will be applicable, as established in the general rates for competitive access requests accepted.

• To submit your proposal, register at the User Office before creating your request, or enter your user and password if you are already registered. Complete the Competitive Access tab and select the code SR2022-I.

Information

• Call 2022-VI

  Submission period	Experiment period	Call for Proposal: Competitive code	Results
  From 17/10/2022 to 17/11/2022	Laboratory: from samples reception to July  2023	Electron Spin Resonance dating SR2022-I	Call results SR2022-I

  Request for Electron Spin Resonance: SR2022-I

  The objective of this call is to offer access to use the equipment of the Electron Spin Resonance Laboratory both for sample preparation (physical preparation + irradiation*) and measuring the samples at ambient temperature as a qualified user.

• The measurement conditions of the equipment are at ambient temperature.
• Irradiation*, as part of the preparation process, will be the only part that may only be performed by the Laboratory personnel-supervisor/IRA3015 operator.

• For further information or help with the User Office portal, contact user@cenieh.es, citing the code SR-2022-I.

  Include all the information required for proposals to be properly assessed in your request:

• It is necessary to include a brief memorandum justifying the relevance, originality and innovative nature of the objectives in relation to the state of knowledge of the subject.
• It is necessary to include the CV of the lead researcher so their scientific record can be appraised. Optionally, the curricula of other members of the research team may be submitted for evaluation.

• For consultations while the project is under way, please contact mariajesus.alonso@cenieh.es, citing the code SR2022-I.

  The timeframe for this analysis shall be from the reception of samples until July 2023. The maximum number of samples to be processed shall be 100 (approx. 300 hours of equipment use).

  It is important that you state the following under the tab “General information in the Project / Experiment section” of the User Office portal:

• The needs for use of the laboratories for sample preparation if required, and preferred periods.
• The total number of samples to be analyzed.

You may submit your proposals between October 17th and November 17th 2022, up to 23:59 hours (Madrid time). Any electronic request received after the deadline indicated will not be evaluated for this call.

Quarzt and enamel irradiation: SR2022-II

Competitive access call 2022-VII for the Electron Spin Resonance Laboratory is now open. The objective is to support research through the use of the analytical instrumentation it is equipped with.

• Opening: October 17th 2022
• Deadline: November 17th 2022

The call 2022-VII (SR2022-II) will cover:

• Irradiation of quartz and tooth samples, to take place from the moment of access and of reception of samples at the Laboratory, until July 2023.

*The irradiation process does not admit qualified users and may only be performed by the Laboratory personnel-supervisor/IRA3015 operator.

“Rate A” will be applicable, as established in the general rates for competitive access requests accepted.

• To submit your proposal, register at the User Office before creating your request, or enter your user and password if you are already registered. Complete the Competitive Access tab and select the code SR2022-II.

Information

• Call 2022-VII

  Submission period	Experiment period	Call for Proposal: Competitive code	Results
  From 17/10/2022 to 17/11/2022	Laboratory: from samples reception to July  2023	Quartz and enamel irradiation SR2022-II	Call results SR2022-II

  Request for Electron Spin Resonance: SR2022-II

  The objective of this call is to offer access to use the equipment of the Electron Spin Resonance Laboratory both for samples irradiation*by Laboratory personnel.

  Irradiation*, as part of the preparation process, will be the only part that may only be performed by the Laboratory personnel-supervisor/IRA3015 operator.

  The timeframe for this analysis shall be from the reception of samples until July 2023. The maximum number of samples to be processed shall be 200.

  Gamma irradiations shall be performed using a Gammacell-1000 type irradiator (Cs-137 source).

  It is important that you state the following under the tab “General information in the Project / Experiment section” of the User Office portal:

•  The total number of samples to be analysed as well as the number of aliquots per sample.
• Need or not of vial preparation by the laboratory**.
• Irradiation dose.

You may submit your proposals between October 17th and November 17th 2022, up to 23:59 hours (Madrid time). Any electronic request received after the deadline indicated will not be evaluated for this call.

It is necessary to include a brief memorandum justifying the relevance, originality and innovative nature of the objectives in relation to the state of knowledge of the subject. It is necessary to include the CV of the lead researcher so their scientific record can be appraised. Optionally, the curricula of other members of the research team may be submitted for evaluation.

**the preparation of vials (splitting and aliquoting) by the laboratory will incur an additional cost.

- Priority will be given to the irradiation of samples taken within the framework of REPE dating work.

For consultations while the project is under way, please contact mariajesus.alonso@cenieh.es, citing the code SR2022-II.

For further information or help with the User Office portal, contact user@cenieh.es, citing the code SR-2022-II.

Include all the information required for proposals to be properly assessed in your request:

• It is necessary to include a brief memorandum justifying the relevance, originality and innovative nature of the objectives in relation to the state of knowledge of the subject.
• It is necessary to include the CV of the lead researcher so their scientific record can be appraised. Optionally, the curricula of other members of the research team may be submitted for evaluation.

You may submit your proposals between October 17th and November 17th 2022, up to 23:59 hours (Madrid time). Any electronic request received after the deadline indicated will not be evaluated for this call.

CALL 2022-VI

Uranium Series Dating: SU2022-I

The call for competitive access 2022-VI is now open for proposals for the Uranium Series dating laboratory at the CENIEH. The objective of this call is to offer the facilities to support research projects.

• Opening: July 25th, 2022
• Deadline: September 25th, 2022

The 2022-VI call covers for SU2022-I:

The Scope of this Call is the application of MC ICP-MS U/Th isotope ratios and elemental concentration for dating purposes of Pleistocene pristine carbonates and not porous fossils.

The preparation and laboratory analysis, carried out from the reception of samples in the laboratory until July 2023, when final reports will be provided.

The call is for a total of 60 samples to be processed between November 2022 and June 2023. Each proposal should include preferably a maximum of 20 samples.

Samples should be received in November to December 2022. The final results will be reported not later than July 2023, depending on the date of the samples arrival to the laboratory, their typology and characteristics.

• Rate A fees, established in General Fees, will be applied to the accepted competitive access requests.
• To submit a proposal, please register on the CENIEH User Office or use your username and password to create a new proposal. Fill in the Competitive Access tab and select the competitive code SU2022-I

Information

• Call 2022-VI

  Submission period	Experiment period	Call for Proposal: Competitive code	Results
  From 25/07/2022 to 25/09/2022	Laboratory: from samples reception to  July  2023	Uranium Series dating SU2022-I	Call results SU2022-I

  Call: Luminiscence dating LM2022-I

  For this call, the applicant should provide in the General Information tab of the Project/Experiment section or including the information in the memory, of the User Office portal at least the following requirements:

• If samples are already collected
• Number of samples
• Detailed description of the items to be studied, including photos if possible
• Estimated age range
• Purpose of the age determination
• Description of the context where samples were collected.
• If known, indicate the uranium and thorium concentration, and potential compounds that could affect the final result (presence of detritus or organic matter and level, suspicion of other mineral compounds apart to CaCO3…).
• Location of samples, archaeological site, etc...
• Other information that is considered of interest for the evaluation of the proposal.

For questions during the proposal preparation (samples, preparation procedure, analysis, etc.) please contact: fernando.jimenez@cenieh.es   and altug.hasozbek@cenieh.es, referring to the code SU2022-I

For more information or help with the User Office portal, please contact  user@cenieh.es, referring to the code SU2022-I

Proposals should be submitted between 25th July and 25th September 2022 before 11:59 p.m. (local time, CET+1). Any electronic request received beyond the date and the time indicated above will not be considered.

CALL 2022-V

Luminiscence: LM2022-I

Call for competitive access 2022-V for the Luminescence Dating Laboratory at the CENIEH. The objective of this call is to offer the facilities to support research projects and to regulate the service requests involving Luminescence Dating (OSL) of sediments.

• Desde: June 7th, 2022
• Hasta: July 4th, 2022

Call 2022-V include for LM2022-I:

The process of luminescence dating will involve sample preparation (quartz extraction), measurements required and ages estimation. A total of 60 samples will be accepted through this call.

The maximun number of samples per request is 10. The same user can submit more than one request if it involves different projects.

Rate A fees, established in General Fees, will be applied to the accepted competitive access requests.

The results from these analysis will be reported within the following 12 months after the arrival of the samples to the CENIEH. Sample collection will be carried out by the staff from the Luminescence Dating Laboratory of CENIEH. In exceptional cases, samples collected by the applicants could be considered, although, specific conditions of collection and acceptance requirements should be discussed.

To submit a proposal, please register on the CENIEH User Office or use your username and password to create a new proposal. Fill in the Competitive Access tab and select the competitive code LM2022-I.

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Call: Luminiscence dating LM2022-I

Please, provide the following information in the request form at the User Office portal:

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  • Brief memorandum justifying the relevance of the objectives.
  • Location of samples, archaeological site, etc
  • If known, period of interest (Holocene, Pleistocene…) and sedimentary environment (karst, fluvial, etc.)
  • Number of samples to be dated
  • Other relevant information for the evaluation of the proposal

A brief CV of the main researcher and/or collaborators and identification document (passport, id card, other) should also be provided.

For questions about this call, contact alicia.medialdea@cenieh.es or miren.delval@cenieh.es, using reference code LM2022-I.

For help with the User Office portal, contact user@cenieh.es, using reference  code LM2021-I.

CALL 2022-IV

Archaeomagnetism AG2022-I

The CENIEH calls for proposals (2022-IV), for the Archaeomagnetism Laboratory. The goal of this call is to provide support to research using the capabilities of the laboratory.

• Opening: May 13th, 2022
• Deadline: June 13st, 2022

This call proposal 2022-IV includes:

- Use of the equipments and Archaeomagnetism facilities

- Sample preparation and laboratory analysis, which will be carried out from the reception of samples in the laboratory until December 2021.

• Laboratory fees apply according to the “A type rate”
• To submit your proposal, please register on the CENIEH User Office or use your user and password to sign up and create a new proposal. Fill out the Competitive Access tab and select the competitive code AG2022-I.

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Call for Proposal Archaeomagnetism: AG2022-I

This call is to give access and regulate service requests for the Archaeomagnetism Laboratory. It includes access in qualified user mode and/or on demand: susceptometer MFK1-FA (three frequencies), vibrating sample magnetometer (MicroMag 3900, VSM), alternating field demagnetizer LDA5 up to 200 mT, (and the PAM1 complement to generate IRM y ARM), thermal demagnetizer TD-48SC, impuls magnetizer 2G Model 670 IRM up to 1T and impulse magnetizer ASC IRM 10-30 with two magnetizer coils (of 2T and 5T repecteively), and JR6A dual spinner magnetometer.

All this with the aim to being able to carry out:

• Anisotropyof the magnetic susceptibility analysis (various frequencies)
• Study of rock magnetism by performing Hysteresis Cycles, acquiring Isothermal Remanent Magnetization (IRM) curves, and obtaining First Order Reversed Curves (FORC’s)
• Isothermal remanent magnetism analysis (IRM) up to 1, 2 or 5T
• Determination of Natural Remanent Magnetism (NRM)of samples by Thermal Demagnetization (TH) and/or Alternatin Fields (AF)
• Anisotropy analysis of Anysteretic Remanent Magnetization (AARM) or the IRM (AIRM)

The framework for carrying out these analyses will be from the sample reception until December 2021.

For this application, the samples to be analyzed, in case that they are provided by the user and not obtained in the field by the laboratory technician, must accomplish a series of requirements:  

• Susceptometer MFK1-FA, alternating field demagnetizer LDA5, impulse magnetizer 2G Model 670 IRM and JR6A magnetometer: cylindrical samples (21 mm high and 25.4 mm in diameter, ≈11 cm3), cubic samples (≈8 cm3) or contained in plastic boxes of similar volume. They can be prepared in the laboratory or sent by the user already prepared.
• Impulse magnetizer ASC IRM 10-30: cylindrical samples (21 mm high and 25.4 mm in diameter, ≈11 cm3) for the 2T coil, and fragments of no more than 0.6 cm in diameter for the 5T coil.
• Vibration magnetometer VSM: important to specify if they are powdered samples that need preparation (capsule, box, etc.) or individual fragments.

For this call, the applicant should provide in the General Information tab of the Project/Experiment section of the User Office portal the following requirements:

• Whether or not the samples are sent already prepared for analysis or if they should be obtained at the CENIEH by the technical staff of the Archaeomagnetism Laboratory, in any case it must be indicated
  • the total number of samples to be analyzed,
  • the specific magnetic property of interest

For questions during the proposal preparation (samples, preparation procedure, analysis, etc.) please contact: josep.pares@cenieh.es, referring to the code AG2022-I.

For more information or help with the User Office portal, please contact  user@cenieh.es, referring to the code AG2022-I.

Proposals should be submitted between 13st May and 13st June 2022 before 11:59 p.m. (Peninsular time). Any electronic request received beyond the date and the time indicated above will not be considered.

CALL 2022-IV

Microcomputed Tomography MI2022-II

The call proposal for 2022-IV is now open for the Microcomputed Tomography laboratory.

• Opening: May 13st, 2022
• Deadline: June 3rd, 2022

Call for Proposals for 2022-IV MI2022-II call will cover experiments from July 2022 to October 2022.

• All the competitive access applied A fees stablished in General Rates
• To submit your proposal, please register on the CENIEH User Office or use your user and password and create a new proposal. Fill the Competitive Access tab and select the competitive code MI2022-II.

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Call for Proposal  Microcomputed Tomography: MI2022-II

This call is to give access to the use of the Microtocomputed Tomography equipment (GE V|Tome|X s 240) to develop research projects for a total of 194 hours of use of the equipment*.

The cycle will cover experiments from July 2022 to October 2022.

For this application, it is important that you provide a detailed description of the number of samples to be scanned/radiographed and their characteristics (such as size, weight and the materials they are composed of) in the General Information tab of the Project/Experiment section of the User Office portal. 

For questions during the development of the project contact david.larreina@cenieh.es referring to the code MI2022-II

For more information or help with the User Office portal, contact user@cenieh.es referring to the code MI2022-II

You can submit your proposals between 13st May and 3rd June 2022 before 11:59 p.m. (Peninsular time). Any electronic request received beyond the date and the time indicated above will not be evaluated in this call.

* For technical and operational reasons it is suggested not to exceed 60 hours per proposal. If your experiment/samples requires more time we recommended to divide the proposal in successive competitive calls, as long as this is possible.

CALL 2022-III

Competitive access call 2022-III for the Conservation and Restoration Laboratory for Archaeological and Paleontological Cultural Assets is now open:

• From: March 14th 2022
• Until: April 13th 2022

Proposals for the call 2022-III will cover work between the reception of the pieces and August 31st 2022.

• Rate A will be applicable, as published in the schedule of rates, to the competitive access requests accepted.
• To submit your proposal, register at the User Office first, or enter your user and password. Complete the Competitive Access tab and select the code CR2022-I.

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Call for Proposal Conservation and Restoration: CR2022-I

This call includes requests for preventive conservation, curative conservation, and restoration interventions, for archaeological and paleontological assets, either in situ or at the CENIEH Laboratory.

It is important to give a detailed description of the pieces which the CENIEH Laboratory is requested to act on, so that the intervention time necessary can be assessed:

• Number of pieces.
• Chronology / Period.
• Material: bone, lithic industry, ceramics, metal (specify), glass, stone, wood, wall paintings, etc. (If the materials are mixed, describe each piece individually.)
• Brief description of the assemblage.
• Graphical documentation of each piece or the assemblage.
• Any additional documentation desired.

A detailed description of the service requested of the Laboratory is also required:

• Purpose of the request. Intended result of the intervention: purposes of study, display, etc.
• Curative conservation and restoration: mechanical-chemical-physical cleaning, corrosion inhibition, biocide treatments, desalting, consolidation, formal reconstruction, formal and chromatic reintegration, etc. The Laboratory staff may suggest additional conservation or restoration procedures if they consider these necessary after assessing the condition of the pieces.
• Molds and reproductions.
• Preventive conservation interventions: technical consultancy, environmental control, systems of storage or packaging (for movement), display, etc.

The service includes the compilation of a synoptic REPORT with a photographic dossier of the intervention, at no extra charge.

A detailed description of the service requested in fieldwork or outside the CENIEH facilities is also required. Laboratory staff will only travel to conduct conservation-restoration work:

• Preventive conservation, curative conservation and restoration in the field: methods for in situ conservation, extraction systems, storage and movement systems, field laboratory, etc.
• Molds in situ: occupation floors, stratigraphies, imprints, ichnites, etc.
• Analysis of collections and technical conservation consultancy.

Bearing in mind all the information received, the Laboratory staff will assess the time necessary for the intervention (in hours), during the internal evaluation phase.

The call will be allocated a maximum of 300 hours of Laboratory work as estimated by its staff, with a maximum of 100 hours' work per request*.

The pieces need to be received at the CENIEH Conservation and Restoration Laboratory.

Proposals may be sent between March 14th and April 13th, 2022, up to 23:59 hours (Madrid time). Any electronic request received after the deadline indicated will not be evaluated for this call.

For queries about submitting proposals and access details, you may contact Pilar Fernández Colón: pilar.fernandez@cenieh.es, or Raquel Lorenzo Cases: raquel.lorenzo@cenieh.es, stating as reference the code CR2022-I.

For further information or help with the User Office portal, contact user@cenieh.es, citing the code CR2022-I.

*If the request will require more time, it is recommended to submit it during successive competitive windows, whenever this is possible.

CALL 2022-II

The call proposal for 2022-II is now open for the Microcomputed Tomography laboratory.

• Opening: March 1st, 2022
• Deadline: March 18th, 2022

Call for Proposals for 2022-II call will cover experiments from April 2022 to June 2022.

• All the competitive access applied A fees stablished in General Rates
• To submit your proposal, please register on the CENIEH User Office or use your user and password and create a new proposal. Fill the Competitive Access tab and select the competitive code MI2022-I.

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Call for Proposal Microcomputed Tomography: MI2022-I

This call is to give access to the use of the Microtocomputed Tomography equipment (CoreTOM de TESCAN) to develop research projects for a total of 185 hours of use of the equipment*.

The cycle will cover experiments from April 2022 to June 2022.

For this application, it is important that you provide a detailed description of the number of samples to be scanned/radiographed and their characteristics (such as size, weight and the materials they are composed of) in the General Information tab of the Project/Experiment section of the User Office portal. 

For questions during the development of the project contact belen.notario@cenieh.es referring to the code MI2022-I

For more information or help with the User Office portal, contact user@cenieh.es referring to the code MI2022-I

You can submit your proposals between 1st March and 18th March 2022 before 11:59 p.m. (Peninsular time). Any electronic request received beyond the date and the time indicated above will not be evaluated in this call.

* For technical and operational reasons it is suggested not to exceed 60 hours per proposal. If your experiment/samples requires more time we recommended to divide the proposal in successive competitive calls, as long as this is possible.

CALL 2022-I

Cosmogenic Nuclides Dating laboratory CO2022-I

The call proposal for 2022-I is now open for the Cosmogenic Nuclides dating laboratory.

• Opening: January 25th, 2022
• Deadline: February 28th, 2022

Call for Proposals for 2022-I will cover experiments for samples that can be delivered to CENIEH by 30th June 2022.

• Proposal can be written preferable in English but Spanish is also accepted.
• All the successful competitive access will be applied RATE A in General Rates.
• To submit your proposal, please register for the CENIEH User Office (https://useroffice.cenieh.es/), or use existing user profile to create a new proposal. Fill the Competitive Access tab and select the competitive code CO2021-I.

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Call for Proposal Cosmogenic Nuclides Dating laboratory: CO2022-I

The open call includes field work for cosmogenic sample collection where needed, chemistry sample preparation for 10Be (and 26Al), ancillary analysis (e.g., XRD, ICP-OES), data reduction and interpretation of the results. Note that the call does not include AMS nuclide analysis, which will be arranged case by case.

The samples can be collected by the applicants without help from CENIEH scientist, albeit specific conditions of sample collection and acceptance requirements for the dating method must be met.

This call will accept a total of up to 20-30 samples, where the number of samples in one proposal must not exceed 15.

Applicants must consult with the CENIEH scientist to ensure the viability prior to submitting a proposal (Dr Toshiyuki Fujioka: toshiyuki.fujioka@cenieh.es) and discuss sampling design, dating approach, AMS analysis cost, and other details, etc.

The following information must be included in project /experiment description and/or the scientific memory (please ask the CENIEH scientist for a template):

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  •  Number of samples
  •  Material types (e.g., bedrock, sediment, gravels) 
  •  Grain size (in case of sediment, gravels; if known)
  •  Lithological type, and/or quartz content (if known), and/or mineral or elemental composition determined by, e.g., XRD, XRF, ICP-OES (if available)
  •  Approximate mass available per material
  •  Approach (e.g., exposure dating, erosion rate and/or burial dating)
  •  Settings (e.g., glacial boulder/bedrock, fluvial/marine terrace, cave deposit, river/lake sediment, meteorite impact crater, etc.) 
  •  Expected age range (or erosion rate range)
  •  Sample site coordinate (latitude, longitude, elevation)
  •  Sample depth (e.g., surface or depth at xxx cm)
  •  Background erosion rate in the catchment, region (in case for exposure dating and burial dating application; if known)
  • Brief profile of proposed author(s)
  • List of the latest 5 publications by author(s)

For specific questions during the proposal preparation, please contact Dr Toshiyuki Fujioka (toshiyuki.fujioka@cenieh.es), referring to the code CO2021-I.

For general information or help with the User Office Portal, please contact, user@cenieh.es, referring to the code CO2021-I.

Proposals can be submitted between 25th January 2022 and 28th Febrary 2022 before 11:59 p.m. (Peninsular time). Any proposal received after this date and time will not be evaluated.

CALL 2021-VI

Electronic Spin Resonance Dating Laboratory SR2021-II

Open call 2021-VI for competitive accesses for ESR dating of optically bleached quartz grains (in sediments or sedimentary rocks) at the Electronic Spin Resonance Dating Laboratory. The objective is to provide support to the research through the use of the analytical facilities.

• From: 13th September 2021
• To: 17th October 2021

The call 2021-VIE includes:

• Sample preparation, measurement and laboratory analysis of samples collected by the user (*), as well as the data reduction, interpretation and ages estimates.
• Laboratory staff might collect the samples in the field if requested.

Sample preparation and laboratory analyses, which will be carried out upon samples arrival, could last up to 24 months, depending on samples properties and the used processes.

• Rate A fees, established in General Fees, will be applied to the accepted competitive access requests.
• To submit your proposal please register through “CENIEH User Office” or login with  your “username” and password Fill the Competitive Access tab and select the competitive code SR2021-II.

Call for Proposal Electron Spin Resonance Dating: SR2021-II

The open call includes field work for simple collection if needed, sample preparation, laboratory analyses, data reduction and interpretation of the results.

The possibility that the samples are taken directly by the applicants, albeit under specific conditions of sample collection and acceptance requirements, will also be considered.

This call is for a total of 10 samples.

 Samples should be received between Noverber to December, 2021. Final results will be delivered not later than December 2023, depending on the samples arrival, and the specific properties of the samples. 

Please provide the following information for the submission, through the “User Office”:

• Short summary of the proposal (2 pages maximum).

• General description Geological context.

• Chronological context (Holocene, Pleistocene, Pliocene) and sedimentary context (karst, fluvial, aluvial, etc.)

• Whether samples have been already collected. IN that case, please contact the Laboratory staff for the necessary information that needs to be provided.

• Number of samples.

• Additional information that could be of relevance for the experiment.

For questions regarding samples or measurements please contact: davinia.moreno@cenieh.es   y mariajesus.alonso@cenieh.es

For questions regarding “User Office” please contact user@cenieh.es, and refer to code SR2021-II

Proposals should be submitted between 13th September to 17th October and before 11:59 p.m. (Peninsular Spanish time). Submissions after the deadline will not be considered.

 (*)The maximum number of samples granted by this competitive accesses may vary from those requested based on the number of applications received and the scientific interest as determined by the Access Committee for each application. It is recommended not to include more than 5 samples per access request.

CALL 2021-VII

Microcomputed Tomography Laboratory MI2021-III

The call proposal for 2021-VII is now open for the Microcomputed Tomography laboratory.

• Opening: September 24th, 2021
• Deadline: October 10th, 2021

Call for Proposals for 2020-V call will cover experiments from November  2021 to January 2022.

• All the competitive access applied A fees stablished in General Rates
• To submit your proposal, please register on the CENIEH User Office or use your user and password and create a new proposal. Fill the Competitive Access tab and select the competitive code MI2021-III.

Call for Proposal Microcomputed Tomography: MI2021-III

This call is to give access to the use of the Microtocomputed Tomography equipment (Phoenix V | Tome | X s 240 model of GE Measurement & Control) to develop research projects for a total of 151 hours of use of the equipment*.

The cycle will cover experiments from November 2021 to January 2022.

The Microtocomputed Tomography has two X-ray tubes, a 240 kV Microfocus and a 180 kV Nanofocus. Both are available.

For this application, it is important that you provide a detailed description of the number of samples to be scanned/radiographed and their characteristics (such as size, weight and the materials they are composed of) in the General Information tab of the Project/Experiment section of the User Office portal. 

For questions during the development of the project contact belen.notario@cenieh.es referring to the code MI2021-III

For more information or help with the User Office portal, contact user@cenieh.es referring to the code MI2021-III

You can submit your proposals between 24th September and 10th October 2021 before 11:59 p.m. (Peninsular time). Any electronic request received beyond the date and the time indicated above will not be evaluated in this call.

* For technical and operational reasons it is suggested not to exceed 60 hours per proposal. If your experiment/samples requires more time we recommended to divide the proposal in successive competitive calls, as long as this is possible.

CALL 2021-V

Uranium Series Dating SU2021-I

The call for competitive access 2021-V is now open for proposals for the Uranium Series dating laboratory at the CENIEH. The objective of this call is to offer the facilities to support research projects.

• Opening: July 16th, 2021
• Deadline: September 13th, 2021

The  2021-V call covers:

The Scope of this Call is the application of MC ICP-MS for dating purposes of Pleistocene pristine carbonates.

The preparation and laboratory analysis, carried out from the reception of samples in the laboratory until July 2022, when final reports will be provided.

• Rate A fees, established in General Fees, will be applied to the accepted competitive access requests.
• To submit a proposal, please register on the CENIEH User Office or use your username and password to create a new proposal. Fill in the Competitive Access tab and select the competitive code SU2021-I.

Call for Proposal Uranium Series Dating: SU2021-I

The service request comprises the sample preparation, including drilling for subsampling if necessary, uranium and thorium separation in a metal free clean lab facility, measurement by Thermo NEPTUNE MC ICP-MS, data reduction and interpretation by means of age production. The possibility that samples are taken directly by the applicants will also be considered, although under specific conditions of sample collection and acceptance requirements.

The call is for a total of 30 samples to be processed between November 2021 and May 2022.

Samples should be received in October to November. The final results will be reported not later than July 2022, depending on the date of the samples arrival to the laboratory, their typology and characteristics.

For this call, the applicant should provide in the General Information tab of the Project/Experiment section of the User Office portal at least the following requirements:

·        If samples are already collected

·        Number of samples

·        Estimated age range

·        Purpose of the age determination

·        Description of the context where samples were collected.

·        If known, indicate the uranium and thorium concentration, and potential compounds that could affect the final result (presence of detritus or organic matter and level, suspicion of other mineral compounds apart to CaCO3…).

·        Location of samples, archaeological site, etc...

·        Other information that is considered of interest for the evaluation of the proposal.

For questions during the proposal preparation (samples, preparation procedure, analysis, etc.) please contact: fernando.jimenez@cenieh.es   and mailys.richard@cenieh.es, referring to the code SU2021-I

For more information or help with the User Office portal, please contact  user@cenieh.es, referring to the code SU2021-I

Proposals should be submitted between 16th July and 13th September 2021 before 11:59 p.m. (local time, CET+1). Any electronic request received beyond the date and the time indicated above will not be considered.

CALL 2021-IV

Luminiscence Dating LM2021-I

The call for competitive access 2021-IV is now open for proposals for the Luminescence dating laboratory at the CENIEH. The objective of this call is to offer the facilities to support research projects.

• Opening: April 26th, 2021
• Deadline: May 30th, 2021

The  2021-IV call covers:

- A period for fieldwork to collect samples, preferably from July to October 2021.

- The preparation and laboratory analysis, carried out from the reception of samples in the laboratory until June 2022, when final reports will be provided.

• Rate A fees, established in General Fees, will be applied to the accepted competitive access requests.
• To submit a proposal, please register on the CENIEH User Office or use your username and password to create a new proposal. Fill in the Competitive Access tab and select the competitive code LM2021-I.

Call for Proposal Luminiscence Dating: LM2021-I

The aim of this call is to give access to and to regulate the service requests for the Luminescence dating laboratory at CENIEH, which includes Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) dating of sediments.

The submitted proposals will be evaluated by an external committee.

The service request should be for the complete process, including fieldwork and sample collection, sample preparation, measurements and data interpretation. In exceptional cases, samples collected by the applicants could be considered, although, specific conditions of collection and acceptance requirements should be discussed.

The call is opened to receive a total of 80 samples. Each individual request should not exceed 10 samples. Users can present more than one request.

Preferably, samples will be collected by October 2021. The deadline for final results report will be June 2022, based on the date of arrival of samples to the laboratory, their typology and characteristics.

Please, provide the following information in the request form at the User Office portal:

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  • Brief memorandum justifying the relevance of the objectives.
  • Location of samples, archaeological site, etc.
  • Period of interest (Holocene, Pleistocene…) and sedimentary environment (karst, fluvial, etc.).
  • Number of samples.
  • Other information that is considered of interest for the evaluation of the proposal.

A brief CV of the main researcher and/or collaborators and copy of identification document (passport, id card, other) should also be provided.

For questions about this call, contact miren.delval@cenieh.es or alicia.medialdea@cenieh.es, using reference code LM2021-I.

For help with the User Office portal, contact user@cenieh.es, using reference  code LM2021-I.

Proposals can be submitted until 30th May2021.

CALL 2021-IV

Microcomputed Tomography MI2021-II

The call proposal for 2021-IV is now open for the Microcomputed Tomography laboratory.

• Opening: April 26th, 2021
• Deadline: May 10th, 2021

Call for Proposals for 2020-V call will cover experiments from June 2021 to August 2021.

• All the competitive access applied A fees stablished in General Rates
• To submit your proposal, please register on the CENIEH User Office or use your user and password and create a new proposal. Fill the Competitive Access tab and select the competitive code MI2021-II.

Call for Proposal Microcomputed Tomography: MI2021-II

This call is to give access to the use of the Microtocomputed Tomography equipment (Phoenix V | Tome | X s 240 model of GE Measurement & Control) to develop research projects for a total of 485 hours of use of the equipment*.

The cycle will cover experiments from June 2021 to August 2021.

The Microtocomputed Tomography has two X-ray tubes, a 240 kV Microfocus and a 180 kV Nanofocus. Both are available.

For this application, it is important that you provide a detailed description of the number of samples to be scanned/radiographed and their characteristics (such as size, weight and the materials they are composed of) in the General Information tab of the Project/Experiment section of the User Office portal. 

For questions during the development of the project contact belen.notario@cenieh.es referring to the code MI2021-II

For more information or help with the User Office portal, contact user@cenieh.es referring to the code MI2021-II

You can submit your proposals between 26th April and 10th May 2021 before 11:59 p.m. (Peninsular time). Any electronic request received beyond the date and the time indicated above will not be evaluated in this call.

* For technical and operational reasons it is suggested not to exceed 60 hours per proposal. If your experiment/samples requires more time we recommended to divide the proposal in successive competitive calls, as long as this is possible.

CALL 2021-III

Competitive access call 2021-III for the Electron Spin Resonance Laboratory is now open. The objective is to support research through the use of the analytical instrumentation it is equipped with.

• Opening: March 15th 2021
• Deadline: April 12th 2021

The call 2021-III will cover:

• Preparation (physical preparation and irradiation*) and analysis of samples for tooth dosimetry by Qualified Users, to take place from the moment of access and of reception of samples at the Laboratory, until December 2021.

*The irradiation process does not admit qualified users and may only be performed by the Laboratory personnel-supervisor/IRA3015 operator.

“Rate A” will be applicable, as established in the general rates for competitive access requests accepted.

• To submit your proposal, register at the User Office before creating your request, or enter your user and password if you are already registered. Complete the Competitive Access tab and select the code SR2021-I.

Call for Proposal Electron Spin Resonance: SR2021-I

The objective of this call is to offer access to use the equipment of the Electron Spin Resonance Laboratory both for sample preparation (physical preparation + irradiation*) and measuring the samples at ambient temperature as a qualified user.

• The measurement conditions of the equipment are at ambient temperature.
• Irradiation*, as part of the preparation process, will be the only part that may only be performed by the Laboratory personnel-supervisor/IRA3015 operator.

The timeframe for this analysis shall be from the reception of samples until December 2021. The maximum number of samples to be processed shall be 70 (approx. 210-300 hours of equipment use).

It is important that you state the following under the tab “General information in the Project / Experiment section” of the User Office portal:

• The needs for use of the laboratories for sample preparation if required, and preferred periods.
• The total number of samples to be analyzed.

For consultations while the project is under way, please contact mariajesus.alonso@cenieh.es, citing the code SR2021-I.

For further information or help with the User Office portal, contact user@cenieh.es, citing the code SR-2021-I.

Include all the information required for proposals to be properly assessed in your request:

• It is necessary to include a brief memorandum justifying the relevance, originality and innovative nature of the objectives in relation to the state of knowledge of the subject.
• It is necessary to include the CV of the lead researcher so their scientific record can be appraised. Optionally, the curricula of other members of the research team may be submitted for evaluation.

You may submit your proposals between March 15th and April 12th 2021, up to 23:59 hours (Madrid time). Any electronic request received after the deadline indicated will not be evaluated for this call.

CALL 2021-II

The CENIEH calls for proposals (2021-II), for the Archaeomagnetism Laboratory. The goal of this call is to provide support to research using the capabilities of the laboratory.

• Opening: February 01th, 2021
• Deadline: March 31st, 2021

This call proposal 2021-II includes:

- Fieldwork to collecting samples, which will be preferably from July to September

- Sample preparation and laboratory analysis, which will be carried out from the reception of samples in the laboratory until December 2021.

• Laboratory fees apply according to the “A type rate”
• To submit your proposal, please register on the CENIEH User Office or use your user and password to sign up and create a new proposal. Fill out the Competitive Access tab and select the competitive code AG2021-I.

Call for Proposal Archaeomagnetism: AG2021-I

This call is to give access and regulate service requests for the Archaeomagnetism Laboratory. It includes access in qualified user mode and/or on demand: susceptometer MFK1-FA (three frequencies), vibrating sample magnetometer (MicroMag 3900, VSM), alternating field demagnetizer LDA5 up to 200 mT, (and the PAM1 complement to generate IRM y ARM), thermal demagnetizer TD-48SC, impuls magnetizer 2G Model 670 IRM up to 1T and impulse magnetizer ASC IRM 10-30 with two magnetizer coils (of 2T and 5T repecteively), and JR6A dual spinner magnetometer.

All this with the aim to being able to carry out:

• Anisotropyof the magnetic susceptibility analysis (various frequencies)
• Study of rock magnetism by performing Hysteresis Cycles, acquiring Isothermal Remanent Magnetization (IRM) curves, and obtaining First Order Reversed Curves (FORC’s)
• Isothermal remanent magnetism analysis (IRM) up to 1, 2 or 5T
• Determination of Natural Remanent Magnetism (NRM)of samples by Thermal Demagnetization (TH) and/or Alternatin Fields (AF)
• Anisotropy analysis of Anysteretic Remanent Magnetization (AARM) or the IRM (AIRM)

The framework for carrying out these analyses will be from the sample reception until December 2021.

For this application, the samples to be analyzed, in case that they are provided by the user and not obtained in the field by the laboratory technician, must accomplish a series of requirements:  

• Susceptometer MFK1-FA, alternating field demagnetizer LDA5, impulse magnetizer 2G Model 670 IRM and JR6A magnetometer: cylindrical samples (21 mm high and 25.4 mm in diameter, ≈11 cm3), cubic samples (≈8 cm3) or contained in plastic boxes of similar volume. They can be prepared in the laboratory or sent by the user already prepared.
• Impulse magnetizer ASC IRM 10-30: cylindrical samples (21 mm high and 25.4 mm in diameter, ≈11 cm3) for the 2T coil, and fragments of no more than 0.6 cm in diameter for the 5T coil.
• Vibration magnetometer VSM: important to specify if they are powdered samples that need preparation (capsule, box, etc.) or individual fragments.

For this call, the applicant should provide in the General Information tab of the Project/Experiment section of the User Office portal the following requirements:

• Whether or not the samples are sent already prepared for analysis or if they should be obtained at the CENIEH by the technical staff of the Archaeomagnetism Laboratory, in any case it must be indicated
  • the total number of samples to be analyzed,
  • the specific magnetic property of interest

For questions during the proposal preparation (samples, preparation procedure, analysis, etc.) please contact: claudia.alvarez@cenieh.es, referring to the code AG2021-I.

For more information or help with the User Office portal, please contact  user@cenieh.es, referring to the code AG2021-I.

Proposals should be submitted between 01st February and 31st March 2021 before 11:59 p.m. (Peninsular time). Any electronic request received beyond the date and the time indicated above will not be considered.

CALL 2021-I

The call proposal for 2021-I is now open for the Microcomputed Tomography laboratory.

• Opening: January 13rd, 2021
• Deadline: January 29th, 2021
• Call for Proposals for 2020-IV call will cover experiments from March 2021 to May 2021.
• All the competitive access applied A fees stablished in General Rates
• To submit your proposal, please register on the CENIEH User Office or use your user and password and create a new proposal. Fill the Competitive Access tab and select the competitive code MI2021-I.

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Call for Proposal Microcomputed Tomography: MI2021-I

This call is to give access to the use of the Microtocomputed Tomography equipment (Phoenix V | Tome | X s 240 model of GE Measurement & Control) to develop research projects for a total of 206 hours of use of the equipment*.

The cycle will cover experiments from March 2021 to May 2021.

The Microtocomputed Tomography has two X-ray tubes, a 240 kV Microfocus and a 180 kV Nanofocus. Both are available.

For this application, it is important that you provide a detailed description of the number of samples to be scanned/radiographed and their characteristics (such as size, weight and the materials they are composed of) in the General Information tab of the Project/Experiment section of the User Office portal. 

For questions during the development of the project contact belen.notario@cenieh.es referring to the code MI2021-I

For more information or help with the User Office portal, contact user@cenieh.es referring to the code MI2021-I

You can submit your proposals between 13rd Jamuary and 29th January 2020 before 11:59 p.m. (Peninsular time). Any electronic request received beyond the date and the time indicated above will not be evaluated in this call.

* For technical and operational reasons it is suggested not to exceed 60 hours per proposal. If your experiment/samples requires more time we recommended to divide the proposal in successive competitive calls, as long as this is possible.

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CALL 2020-IV

The call proposal for 2020-IV is now open for the Microcomputed Tomography laboratory.

• Opening: September 23rd, 2020
• Deadline: October 9th, 2020

Call for Proposals for 2020-IV call will cover experiments from November 2020 to January 2021.

• All the competitive access applied A fees stablished in General Rates
• To submit your proposal, please register on the CENIEH User Office or use your user and password and create a new proposal. Fill the Competitive Access tab and select the competitive code MI2020-II.

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Call for Proposal Microcomputed Tomography: MI2020-II

This call is to give access to the use of the Microtocomputed Tomography equipment (Phoenix V | Tome | X s 240 model of GE Measurement & Control) to develop research projects for a total of 185 hours of use of the equipment*.

The cycle will cover experiments from November 2020 to January 2021.

The Microtocomputed Tomography has two X-ray tubes, a 240 kV Microfocus and a 180 kV Nanofocus. Both are available.

For this application, it is important that you provide a detailed description of the number of samples to be scanned/radiographed and their characteristics (such as size, weight and the materials they are composed of) in the General Information tab of the Project/Experiment section of the User Office portal. 

For questions during the development of the project contact belen.notario@cenieh.es referring to the code MI2020-II

For more information or help with the User Office portal, contact user@cenieh.es referring to the code MI2020-II

You can submit your proposals between 23rd September and 9th October 2020 before 11:59 p.m. (Peninsular time). Any electronic request received beyond the date and the time indicated above will not be evaluated in this call.

* For technical and operational reasons it is suggested not to exceed 60 hours per proposal. If your experiment/samples requires more time we recommended to divide the proposal in successive competitive calls, as long as this is possible.

CALL 2020-III

The CENIEH calls for proposals (2020-III) for the Archaeomagnetism Laboratory. The goal of this call is to provide support to research using the capabilities of the laboratory.

• Opening: June 26th, 2020
• Deadline: July 24th, 2020

This call proposal 2020-III includes:

• Fieldwork to collecting samples, which will be preferably from August to September
• Sample preparation and laboratory analysis, which will be carried out from the reception of samples in the laboratory until January 2021.
• Laboratory fees apply according to the “A type rate”
• To submit your proposal, please register on the CENIEH User Office or use your user and password to sign up and create a new proposal. Fill out the Competitive Access tab and select the competitive code AG2020-I.

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Call for Proposal Archaeomagnetism: AG2020-I

This call is to give access and regulate service requests for the Archaeomagnetism Laboratory. It includes access in qualified user mode and/or on demand: susceptometer MFK1-FA (three frequencies), vibrating sample magnetometer (MicroMag 3900, VSM), alternating field demagnetizer LDA5 up to 200 mT, (and the PAM1 complement to generate IRM y ARM), thermal demagnetizer TD-48SC, impuls magnetizer 2G Model 670 IRM up to 1T and impulse magnetizer ASC IRM 10-30 with two magnetizer coils (of 2T and 5T repecteively), and JR6A dual spinner magnetometer.

All this with the aim to being able to carry out:

• Anisotropyof the magnetic susceptibility analysis (various frequencies)
• Study of rock magnetism by performing Hysteresis Cycles, acquiring Isothermal Remanent Magnetization (IRM) curves, and obtaining First Order Reversed Curves (FORC’s)
• Determination of Natural Remanent Magnetism (NRM)of samples by Thermal Demagnetization (TH) and/or Alternatin Fields (AF)
• Anisotropy analysis of Anysteretic Remanent Magnetization (AARM) or the IRM (AIRM)

The framework for carrying out these analyses will be from September 2020 until January 2021.

For this application, the samples to be analyzed, in case that they are provided by the user and not obtained in the field by the laboratory technician, must accomplish a series of requirements:  

• Susceptometer MFK1-FA, alternating field demagnetizer LDA5, impulse magnetizer 2G Model 670 IRM and JR6A magnetometer: cylindrical samples (21 mm high and 25.4 mm in diameter, ≈11 cm3), cubic samples (≈8 cm3) or contained in plastic boxes of similar volume. They can be prepared in the laboratory or sent by the user already prepared.
• Impulse magnetizer ASC IRM 10-30: cylindrical samples (21 mm high and 25.4 mm in diameter, ≈11 cm3) for the 2T coil, and fragments of no more than 0.6 cm in diameter for the 5T coil.
• Vibration magnetometer VSM: important to specify if they are powdered samples that need preparation (capsule, box, etc.) or individual fragments.

For this call, the applicant should provide in the General Information tab of the Project/Experiment section of the User Office portal the following requirements:

• Whether or not the samples are sent already prepared for analysis or if they should be obtained at the CENIEH by the technical staff of the Archaeomagnetism Laboratory, in any case it must be indicated
  • the total number of samples to be analyzed,
  • the specific magnetic property of interest

For questions during the proposal preparation (samples, preparation procedure, analysis, etc.) please contact: claudia.alvarez@cenieh.es, referring to the code AG2020-I.

For more information or help with the User Office portal, please contact  user@cenieh.es, referring to the code AG2020-I.

Proposals should be submitted between 26th June and 24th July 2020 before 11:59 p.m. (Peninsular time). Any electronic request received beyond the date and the time indicated above will not be considered.

CALL 2020-II

The CENIEH calls for proposals (2020-II) for the Luminescence Laboratory. The goal of this call is to provide support to research using the capabilities of the laboratory.

• Opening: June 16th, 2020
• Deadline: July 24th, 2020

Call for Proposals for 2020-II will cover experiments from July 2020 to October 2020.

This call proposal 2020-II includes:

• Fieldwork to collecting samples, which will be preferably from August to October
• Sample preparation and laboratory analysis, which will be carried out from the reception of samples in the laboratory until July 2021.
• Laboratory fees apply according to the A type rate
• To submit your proposal, please register on the CENIEH User Office or use your user and password to sign up and create a new proposal. Fill out the Competitive Access tab and select the competitive code LM2020-I.

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Call for Proposal Luminiscence: LM2020-I

This call is to give access and regulate service requests for the Luminescence Laboratory. It includes conventional and non-conventional extended range Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) dating.

The service request is for the entire process, including fieldwork, sample collection and preparation, measurement and data interpretation. In exceptional cases, the possibility that samples are taken directly by the applicants will also be considered, although under specific conditions of sample collection and acceptance requirements.

The call is for a total of 50 samples to be processed between August 2020 and July 2021. For technical and operational reasons it is recommended to not to exceed 10 samples per proposal. If more samples are required please split the proposal in several requests.

Samples should be received in August to October. The final results will be reported not later than July 2021, depending on the date of the samples arrival to the laboratory, their typology and characteristics.

For this call, the applicant should provide in the General Information tab of the Project/Experiment section of the User Office portal the following requirements:

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  • Whether fieldwork and sample collection is required
  • If samples are already collected (please indicate whether in situ gamma spectrometry is available)
  • Number of samples
  • Estimated age range
  • Description of the sedimentary environment (karst, river, etc.)
  • If known, indicate the availability of Qz or Flds in the sediment
  • Location of samples, archaeological site, etc ...
  • Other information that is considered of interest for the evaluation of the proposal.

For questions during the proposal preparation (samples, preparation procedure, analysis, etc.) please contact: miren.delval@cenieh.es, referring to the code LM2020-I.

For more information or help with the User Office portal, please contact  user@cenieh.es, referring to the code LM2020-I.

Proposals should be submitted between 16th June and 24th July 2020 before 11:59 p.m. (Peninsular time). Any electronic request received beyond the date and the time indicated above will not be considered.

CALL 2020-I 

The call proposals for 2020-I is now open for Microcomputed Tomography laboratory.

• Opening: March 1st, 2020
• Deadline: June 14th, 2020 (NEW DEADLINE)

Call for Proposals for 2020-I call will cover experiments from July 2020 to October 2020.

• All the competitive access applied A fees stablished in General Rates
• To submit your proposal, please register on the CENIEH User Office or use your user and password and create a new proposal. Fill the Competitive Access tab and select the competitive code MI2020-I.

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Call for Proposal Microcomputed Tomography: MI2020-I

This call is to give access to the use of the Microtocomputed Tomography equipment (Phoenix V | Tome | X s 240 model of GE Measurement & Control) to develop research projects for a total of 160 hours of use of the equipment*.

The cycle will cover experiments from July 2020 to October 2020.

The Microtocomputed Tomography has two X-ray tubes, a 240 kV Microfocus and a 180 kV Nanofocus. Both are available.

For this application, it is important you provide a detailed description of the number of samples to be scanned/radiographed and their characteristics (such as size, weight and the materials they are composed of) in the General Information tab of the Project/Experiment section of the User Office portal. 

For questions during the development of the project contact belen.notario@cenieh.es referring to the code MI2020-I

For more information or help with the User Office portal, contact user@cenieh.es referring to the code MI2020-I

You can submit your proposals between 1st March and 14th June 2020 before 11:59 p.m. (Peninsular time). Any electronic request received beyond the date and the time indicated above will not be evaluated in this call.

* For technical and operational reasons it is suggested not to exceed 60 hours per proposal. If your experiment/samples requires more time we recommended to divide the proposal in successive competitive calls, as long as this is possible.

CALL 2019-III 

The call proposals for 2019-III is now open for Microcomputed Tomography laboratory.

• Opening: November 4th, 2019
• Deadline: November 24th, 2019

Call for Proposals for 2019-III call will cover experiments from January 2020 to March 2020.

• All the competitive access applied A fees stablished in General Rates
• To submit your proposal, please register on the CENIEH User Office or use your user and password and create a new proposal. Fill the Competitive Access tab and select the competitive code MI2019-II.

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Call for Proposal Microcomputed Tomography: MI2019-II

This call is to give access to the use of the Microtocomputed Tomography equipment (Phoenix V | Tome | X s 240 model of GE Measurement & Control) to develop research projects for a total of 175 hours of use of the equipment*.

The cycle will cover experiments from January 2020 to March 2020.

The Microtocomputed Tomography has two X-ray tubes, a 240 kV Microfocus and a 180 kV Nanofocus. Both are available.

For this application, it is important you provide a detailed description of the number of samples to be scanned/radiographed and their characteristics (such as size, weight and the materials they are composed of) in the General Information tab of the Project/Experiment section of the User Office portal. 

For questions during the development of the project contact belen.notario@cenieh.es referring to the code MI2019-II

For more information or help with the User Office portal, contact user@cenieh.es referring to the code MI2019-II

You can submit your proposals between 4th November and 24th November 2019 before 11:59 p.m. (Peninsular time). Any electronic request received beyond the date and the time indicated above will not be evaluated in this call.

* For technical and operational reasons it is suggested not to exceed 60 hours per proposal. If your experiment/samples requires more time we recommended to divide the proposal in successive competitive calls, as long as this is possible.

CALL 2019-II

The call proposals for 2019-II is now open for the Archaeomagnetism Laboratory.

• From: October 9th, 2019
• Hasta : November 3th, 2019

The Proposals for 2029-II call will cover visits and experiments from November 2019 to March 2020.

• “Type A” fee will apply to the approved proposals (see  stablished in General Rules)
• To submit your proposal, please register through “CENIEH User Office”  or use your user name and password to create a new proposal. Fill the Competitive Access tab and select the competitive code AG2019-I.

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Call for Proposal Archaeomagnetism: AG2019-I

Applications will be accepted as either laboratory services requests or to access (as qualified users) to the facility: Kappabridge MFK1-FA susceptibility bridge, and MicroMag 3900 Vibrating Sample Magnetometer (VSM), for Anisotropy of Magnetic Susceptibility (AMS) measurements, frequency dependent susceptibility, hysteresis cycles, Isothermal Remanent Magnetization (IRM) acquisition, First-order reversal curves (FORC’s), and other measurements that can be carried out with the Micromag at room temperature.

Samples details:

•          Kappabridge MKFK1-FA: Cylindrical (25.4 mm diameter, 21 mm length) specimens, or cubic specimens (up to 10 cc).

•          VSM: Either power or rock chips.

Samples can also be prepared by our staff at CENIEH.

Please provide details concerning sample size, volume, and amount of samples in the request and the measurements of interest, as well as whether the specimens are already prepared or have to be shaped and sized forthe experiment. Include this information in the “General Information” tab of the “Project/Experiment” section of the User Office portal.

For “Qualified user” access it is necessary that you include the names of the researcher/s who is going to carry out the experiments in the “Other researcher members and/or ends users of the facility” and choose the requested equipment by clickingthe icon (microscope) to select 3900 VSM MicroMag or Kappabridge MFK1-FA susceptometer.

For questions regarding samples or measurements please contact claudia.alvarez@cenieh.es and refer to code AG2019-I

For questions regarding “User Office” portal please contact user@cenieh.es and refer to  code AG2019-I

Proposals should be submitted between October 9th and November 3th 2019 before 11:59 p.m. (Peninsular Spanish time). Submissions after the deadline will not be considered.

CALL 2019-I 

The call proposals for 2019-I is now open for Computed Microtomography and Archaeomagnetism laboratories.

• Opening: September 9th, 2019
• Deadline: September 23th, 2019

Call for Proposals for 2029-I call will cover experiments from October 2019 to December 2019.

• All the competitive access applied A fees stablished in General Rates
• To submit your proposal, please register on the CENIEH User Office or use your user and password and create a new proposal. Fill the Competitive Access tab and select the competitive code MI2019-I.

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Call for Proposal Microcomputed Tomography: MI2019-I

This call is to give access to the use of the Microtocomputed Tomography equipment (Phoenix V | Tome | X s 240 model of GE Measurement & Control) to develope research projects for a total of 100 hours of use of the equipment.

The cycle will cover experiments from October 2019 to December 2019.

The Microtocomputed Tomography has two X-ray tubes, a 240 kV Microfocus and a 180 kV Nanofocus. Both are available.

For this application, it is important you provide a detailed description of the number of samples to be scanned/radiographed and their characteristics (such as size, weight and the materials they are composed of) in the General Information tab of the Project/Experiment section of the User Office portal. 

For questions during the development of the project contact belen.notario@cenieh.es referring to the code MI2019-I

For more information or help with the User Office portal, contact user.office@cenieh referring to the code MI2019-I

You can submit your proposals between 9th September and 23th September 2019 before 11:59 p.m. (Peninsular time). Any electronic request received beyond the date and the time indicated above will not be evaluated.