Engineering and Computer Science Faculty Publications
Petroglyph Digitization: Enabling Cultural Heritage Scholarship
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-2007
Journal Title
Machine Vision and Applications
ISSN
0932-8092
Volume
17
Issue
6
First Page
361
Last Page
371
DOI
10.1007/s00138-006-0044-0
Abstract
The digitization of antiquities is facilitating a renaissance for scholars who have unprecedented access to rich representations of objects. Cultural Heritage digitization is a central challenge, and its subtleties are intertwined with object properties and the constraints of physical access and handling. In this paper, we present the design and analysis of a system built for the digitization of Puerto Rican petroglyphic iconography. The petroglyphs exhibit unique properties (shape, size, surface) that determine system design choices. The 3D models obtained with the system support new scholarly and educational activities, including interactive surface lighting, feature highlighting and annotation through mark-up, and immersive viewing using large-scale displays.
Keywords
3D scanning, enhanced study tools, epigraphy, rock art, structured-light, sub-pixel peak detection
Recommended Citation
Landon, George V. and Seales, W. Brent, "Petroglyph Digitization: Enabling Cultural Heritage Scholarship" (2007). Engineering and Computer Science Faculty Publications. 396.
https://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/engineering_and_computer_science_publications/396
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