Digital Technology in Research and Documentation of Hunter-Gatherer Rock Art in South Africa.
The use of digital technology to enhance and manipulate photographs of rock paintings affords researchers insights into imagery that was formerly invisible or obscure. Image enhancement and manipulation software have greatly increased the data set available for study. There is a wide range of techni...
| Publicado en: | African Archaeological Review Vol. 35; no. 2; pp. 157 - 169 |
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Springer Nature
Jun2018
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