Over and beyond the Primate <i>baubellum</i> Surface: A “Jewel Bone” Shielded in Museums
Computed Tomography (CT), mostly used in the medical field, has also recently been involved in Cultural Heritage studies, thanks to its efficiency and total non-invasiveness. Due to the large variety of sizes and compositions typical of Cultural Heritage objects, different X-ray sources, detectors,...
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| description | Computed Tomography (CT), mostly used in the medical field, has also recently been involved in Cultural Heritage studies, thanks to its efficiency and total non-invasiveness. Due to the large variety of sizes and compositions typical of Cultural Heritage objects, different X-ray sources, detectors, and setups are necessary to meet the different needs of various case studies. Here, we focus on the use of micro-CT to explore the morphology and shape of a small, neglected bone found inside the clitoris of non-human primates (the <i>baubellum</i>), which we obtained by accessing two prestigious primatological collections of the American Museum of Natural History (New York, NY, USA) and the National Museum of Natural History (Washington, DC, USA). Overcoming methodological limits imposed by the absence of homologous landmarks, we combined the use of the non-invasive 3D micro-CT and a recently released landmark-free shape analysis (the alpha-shape technique) to objectively describe and quantify the shape complexity of scanned primate <i>baubella</i>. Micro-CT provided high-resolution results, overcoming constraints linked to museum policy about non-disruptive sampling and preserving samples for future research. Finally, it proved appropriate as post-mortem sampling had no impact on protected wild primate populations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d8f78f2352704ef7b8539680e940f3472023-11-23T18:39:07ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172022-02-01124209610.3390/app12042096Over and beyond the Primate <i>baubellum</i> Surface: A “Jewel Bone” Shielded in MuseumsFederica Spani0Maria Pia Morigi1Matteo Bettuzzi2Massimiliano Scalici3Monica Carosi4Diagnostic Imaging Unit, Departmental Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Via Álvaro del Portillo 200, 00128 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Physics and Astronomy “Augusto Righi”, Bologna University, Viale Berti Pichat 6/2, 40127 Bologna, ItalyDepartment of Physics and Astronomy “Augusto Righi”, Bologna University, Viale Berti Pichat 6/2, 40127 Bologna, ItalyDepartment of Sciences, Roma Tre University, Viale Guglielmo Marconi 446, 00146 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Sciences, Roma Tre University, Viale Guglielmo Marconi 446, 00146 Rome, ItalyComputed Tomography (CT), mostly used in the medical field, has also recently been involved in Cultural Heritage studies, thanks to its efficiency and total non-invasiveness. Due to the large variety of sizes and compositions typical of Cultural Heritage objects, different X-ray sources, detectors, and setups are necessary to meet the different needs of various case studies. Here, we focus on the use of micro-CT to explore the morphology and shape of a small, neglected bone found inside the clitoris of non-human primates (the <i>baubellum</i>), which we obtained by accessing two prestigious primatological collections of the American Museum of Natural History (New York, NY, USA) and the National Museum of Natural History (Washington, DC, USA). Overcoming methodological limits imposed by the absence of homologous landmarks, we combined the use of the non-invasive 3D micro-CT and a recently released landmark-free shape analysis (the alpha-shape technique) to objectively describe and quantify the shape complexity of scanned primate <i>baubella</i>. Micro-CT provided high-resolution results, overcoming constraints linked to museum policy about non-disruptive sampling and preserving samples for future research. Finally, it proved appropriate as post-mortem sampling had no impact on protected wild primate populations.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/4/2096clitoral bonemicro-CTalpha-shapes3D rendering |
| spellingShingle | Federica Spani Maria Pia Morigi Matteo Bettuzzi Massimiliano Scalici Monica Carosi Over and beyond the Primate <i>baubellum</i> Surface: A “Jewel Bone” Shielded in Museums Applied Sciences clitoral bone micro-CT alpha-shapes 3D rendering |
| title | Over and beyond the Primate <i>baubellum</i> Surface: A “Jewel Bone” Shielded in Museums |
| title_full | Over and beyond the Primate <i>baubellum</i> Surface: A “Jewel Bone” Shielded in Museums |
| title_fullStr | Over and beyond the Primate <i>baubellum</i> Surface: A “Jewel Bone” Shielded in Museums |
| title_full_unstemmed | Over and beyond the Primate <i>baubellum</i> Surface: A “Jewel Bone” Shielded in Museums |
| title_short | Over and beyond the Primate <i>baubellum</i> Surface: A “Jewel Bone” Shielded in Museums |
| title_sort | over and beyond the primate i baubellum i surface a jewel bone shielded in museums |
| topic | clitoral bone micro-CT alpha-shapes 3D rendering |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/4/2096 |
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