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Technologies and Methods for 3D Reconstruction in Archaeology

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Advances in Signal Processing and Intelligent Recognition Systems (SIRS 2018)

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Digital Modeling of archaeological sites and the inherent cultural heritage has proved to be a tool of great importance not only for discovery of data but also for recovery and understanding of data from the archaeological site remains. The irreversible and destructive nature of excavation can be mitigated by using the techniques of 3D digital modeling using the available hardware and methodologies of computer vision and reconstruction. The widespread adoption of 3D technologies have facilitated not only timely and accurate recording methods but also storage and reusability of data that can be further used for collaborative and reconstructive tasks. This allows for preservation of the excavated objects, artefacts and landscapes and also for inter-disciplinary research. In this work we have put forth the numerous techniques that are used for 3D reconstruction of objects and artefacts, creation of virtual environments of heritage sites and underwater excavation incorporating not only unearth artefacts but also maps and location information to form a virtual and immersive environment.

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    Suma Dawn & Prantik Biswas

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  1. Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Kerala, India

    Sabu M. Thampi

  2. Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, USA

    Oge Marques

  3. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Sri Krishnan

  4. Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, Providence University, Taichung, Taiwan

    Kuan-Ching Li

  5. University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy

    Domenico Ciuonzo

  6. Electrical Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology Patna, Patna, India

    Maheshkumar H. Kolekar

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Dawn, S., Biswas, P. (2019). Technologies and Methods for 3D Reconstruction in Archaeology. In: Thampi, S., Marques, O., Krishnan, S., Li, KC., Ciuonzo, D., Kolekar, M. (eds) Advances in Signal Processing and Intelligent Recognition Systems. SIRS 2018. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 968. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-5758-9_38

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