Digital Modeling for Bioarchaeologists

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ID13085374
AuthorsG D Wrobel (0000-0002-1821-3202, Michigan State University, corresponding author), Jack Biggs (Michigan State University), Amy L Hair (0000-0002-0077-6373, University of Southern Mississippi)
Year2019
Volume7
Issue1
Pages47-54
Publication date2019-02-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAdvances in Archaeological Practice (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2326-3768 • E-ISSN: 2326-3768
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/aap.2018.47
OpenAlexW2920044764
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited20

The creation of digital repositories of human skeletal remains offers bioarchaeologists a variety of potential means of aiding efforts related to curation and analysis. We present a discussion of how issues of preservation and access can affect research and argue that digital repositories not only maintain a record of objects but that the digital format allows researchers to expand their studies to include otherwise inaccessible collections. Digital models can be utilized by bioarchaeologists to collect and analyze a wide variety of quantitative and qualitative data. We review several digital capture methods employed by bioarchaeologists, including CT scanning, laser scanning, and photogrammetry. While photogrammetry is underutilized by bioarchaeologists, we point out its many advantages over other methods

Data science · Digital curation · Laser scanning · Photogrammetry · Point (geometry · Variety (cybernetics · World Wide Web · 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage · Computer Science · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · Paleopathology and ancient diseases · Artificial Intelligence

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