3D RECONSTRUCTION AND IMAGE PROCESSING OF ANTHROPOLOGICAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDINGS

A wide variety of methods are used in archaeological research today, including 3D imaging techniques (photogrammetry) which are involved at different stages starting from explorations preceding excavation to multiple studies. The archaeologically obtained material includes anthropological findings,...

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Main Authors: A. V. Gaboutchian, V. A. Knyaz, N. A. Leybova, H. Y. Simonyan, M. M. Novikov, S. V. Apresyan, S. A. Cherebylo, G. R. Petrosyan
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Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2020-08-01
Series:The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences
Online Access:https://www.int-arch-photogramm-remote-sens-spatial-inf-sci.net/XLIII-B2-2020/845/2020/isprs-archives-XLIII-B2-2020-845-2020.pdf
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author A. V. Gaboutchian
V. A. Knyaz
V. A. Knyaz
N. A. Leybova
H. Y. Simonyan
M. M. Novikov
S. V. Apresyan
S. A. Cherebylo
G. R. Petrosyan
G. R. Petrosyan
author_facet A. V. Gaboutchian
V. A. Knyaz
V. A. Knyaz
N. A. Leybova
H. Y. Simonyan
M. M. Novikov
S. V. Apresyan
S. A. Cherebylo
G. R. Petrosyan
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description A wide variety of methods are used in archaeological research today, including 3D imaging techniques (photogrammetry) which are involved at different stages starting from explorations preceding excavation to multiple studies. The archaeologically obtained material includes anthropological findings, among which odontological (related to human teeth) are of interest as they are composed of resistible tissues (hence are preserved well) and can serve for biological as well as historical interpretations. However, among the methods employed in odontological studies some are destructive and bring to unwelcome irreversible changes or even complete loss of the analysed samples. However, the existing and rapidly-developing techniques, especially, referring to 3D imaging and prototyping, suggest different approaches which can facilitate avoiding undesirable consequences of invasive methods of research. Thus they can provide for either preservation of findings through development and application of non-invasive study techniques, or, at least, preserve data referring the findings which have to be destroyed in order to receive valuable, in terms of research, information. It is shown on the example of the studied mandibular fragment from the Early Bronze archaeological site of Shengavit how multidisciplinary cooperation and the described workflow contribute to preservation of information regarding the finding and possible restoration of its original features. An effective communication between different professionals was provided due to implementing non-contact measurements techniques, obtaining and processing 3D images and 3D printing.
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spelling doaj.art-6df0764342b8426d8e52d6938fb968862022-12-22T01:34:19ZengCopernicus PublicationsThe International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences1682-17502194-90342020-08-01XLIII-B2-202084585010.5194/isprs-archives-XLIII-B2-2020-845-20203D RECONSTRUCTION AND IMAGE PROCESSING OF ANTHROPOLOGICAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDINGSA. V. Gaboutchian0V. A. Knyaz1V. A. Knyaz2N. A. Leybova3H. Y. Simonyan4M. M. Novikov5S. V. Apresyan6S. A. Cherebylo7G. R. Petrosyan8G. R. Petrosyan9Peoples Friendship University of Russia, 117198, Moscow, RussiaState Research Institute of Aviation System (GosNIIAS), 125319 Moscow, RussiaMoscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT), Dolgoprudny, RussiaInstitute of Ethnology and Anthropology RAS, Moscow, RussiaScientific Research Centre of the Historical and Cultural Heritage, Yerevan, ArmeniaResearch Center Crystallography and Photonics RAS, Shatura, RussiaPeoples Friendship University of Russia, 117198, Moscow, RussiaResearch Center Crystallography and Photonics RAS, Shatura, RussiaPlekhanov Russian University of Economics Yerevan branch, Yerevan, ArmeniaInternational Scientific-Educational Centre of NAS RA, Yerevan, ArmeniaA wide variety of methods are used in archaeological research today, including 3D imaging techniques (photogrammetry) which are involved at different stages starting from explorations preceding excavation to multiple studies. The archaeologically obtained material includes anthropological findings, among which odontological (related to human teeth) are of interest as they are composed of resistible tissues (hence are preserved well) and can serve for biological as well as historical interpretations. However, among the methods employed in odontological studies some are destructive and bring to unwelcome irreversible changes or even complete loss of the analysed samples. However, the existing and rapidly-developing techniques, especially, referring to 3D imaging and prototyping, suggest different approaches which can facilitate avoiding undesirable consequences of invasive methods of research. Thus they can provide for either preservation of findings through development and application of non-invasive study techniques, or, at least, preserve data referring the findings which have to be destroyed in order to receive valuable, in terms of research, information. It is shown on the example of the studied mandibular fragment from the Early Bronze archaeological site of Shengavit how multidisciplinary cooperation and the described workflow contribute to preservation of information regarding the finding and possible restoration of its original features. An effective communication between different professionals was provided due to implementing non-contact measurements techniques, obtaining and processing 3D images and 3D printing.https://www.int-arch-photogramm-remote-sens-spatial-inf-sci.net/XLIII-B2-2020/845/2020/isprs-archives-XLIII-B2-2020-845-2020.pdf
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S. V. Apresyan
S. A. Cherebylo
G. R. Petrosyan
G. R. Petrosyan
3D RECONSTRUCTION AND IMAGE PROCESSING OF ANTHROPOLOGICAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDINGS
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title 3D RECONSTRUCTION AND IMAGE PROCESSING OF ANTHROPOLOGICAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDINGS
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title_short 3D RECONSTRUCTION AND IMAGE PROCESSING OF ANTHROPOLOGICAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDINGS
title_sort 3d reconstruction and image processing of anthropological archaeological findings
url https://www.int-arch-photogramm-remote-sens-spatial-inf-sci.net/XLIII-B2-2020/845/2020/isprs-archives-XLIII-B2-2020-845-2020.pdf
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