CAMERA-ARRAY SCANNING OF ACHAEOLOGICAL ARTIFACTS AND STRUCTURES.

This article focuses on camera-array scanning of archaeological artifacts and structures. A combination of digital cameras and laptop computers allows archaeologists to store information on excavations and artifacts and interpret it at any time. Stationary cameras can record soil changes and progres...

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Publicado en:Near Eastern Archaeology Vol. 72; no. 1; pp. 21 - 23
Autor principal: Cooper, David B.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: University of Chicago Press Mar2009
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Sumario:This article focuses on camera-array scanning of archaeological artifacts and structures. A combination of digital cameras and laptop computers allows archaeologists to store information on excavations and artifacts and interpret it at any time. Stationary cameras can record soil changes and progress of a dig without interfering with the archaeologists. Topics include how cameras are mounted, image data collection, computer software used with digital cameras for this application, and three-dimensional images created from digital images.