Automatic analysis of pottery sherds based on structure from motion scanning: the case of the Phoenician carinated-shoulder amphorae from Tell el-Burak (Lebanon)

Over the last few years, significant interest has been addressed in developing computer-based methods to document and analyze fragments of ceramics sherds in archaeology. This is because traditional manual processes do not allow for an objective, repeatable, and reproducible analysis of the large qu...

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Main Authors: Di Angelo, Luca (Author) , Schmitt, Aaron (Author) , Rummel, Michael (Author) , Di Stefano, Paolo (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: May-June 2024
In: Journal of cultural heritage
Year: 2024, Volume: 67, Pages: 336-351
ISSN:1296-2074
DOI:10.1016/j.culher.2024.03.012
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.culher.2024.03.012
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Author Notes:Luca Di Angelo, Aaron Schmitt, Michael Rummel, Paolo Di Stefano

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