Nowadays, it is still a very used technique, and it is frequent that archaeologists ask radiologists to analyse artefacts and ecofacts recovered during the excavations. As a part of the non-destructive examination techniques, X-ray and CT investigations allow us to analyse cultural heritage finds without damaging them. After a short review of the first paleoradiological publications, we will introduce the most common radiological applications on archaeological material.
Today, radiological methodologies are applied to different kind of archaeological finds: metalworks, pottery, glass, archaeological, mummified or skeletonised human remains. Skip to main content. This service is more advanced with JavaScript available. Advertisement Hide. Chapter First Online: 05 July This is a preview of subscription content, log in to check access. Corfield M Radiography in archaeology. Casali F X-ray digital radiography and computed tomography for cultural heritage.
Cosmacini P, Piacentini P Notes on the history of the radiological study of Egyptian mummies: from X-rays to new imaging techniques. Kak AC, Slaney M. Principles of computerized tomographic imaging. Download references. We express our gratitude to the Superintendence for Archaeological Heritage of Abruzzo, particularly to Dr. Annamaria Faustoferri and Dr. We also thank the student Chiara Armigliato, who performed an exemplary restoration of the belt during the course of the Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage at the University of Turin, and Dr.
You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar. Correspondence to Alessandro Re. JC performed the data acquisition. MD studied the artefact and directed the restoration. AR and MD wrote the manuscript and all authors revised it critically. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. Reprints and Permissions. Re, A. X-ray tomography of a soil block: a useful tool for the restoration of archaeological finds. Download citation.
Received : 09 June Accepted : 09 January Published : 03 February Anyone you share the following link with will be able to read this content:. Sorry, a shareable link is not currently available for this article.
Provided by the Springer Nature SharedIt content-sharing initiative. Skip to main content. Search all SpringerOpen articles Search. Download PDF. Abstract Introduction X-ray imaging is a very powerful tool which can be exploited in several fields.
Results Thanks to the versatility of the CT equipment we designed, a complete scan has been obtained in less than four hours and has delivered extremely useful information in a completely non-invasive way. Conclusions The use of CT has great potential for the work of both archaeologists and restorers. X-ray imaging of a soil block from an archaeological excavation and the extracted metal belt.
Introduction X-ray imaging provided important contributions to archaeology, especially in the recent years, both through radiography [ 1 - 4 ] and tomography [ 5 ]. The archaeological recovery and restoration The soil block we analysed was extracted in the necropolis of Villalfonsina, discovered in the province of Chieti Abruzzo, Italy and probably dating back to the VI-IV century B.
Figure 1. Full size image. Figure 2. Table 1 Experimental setup Full size table. Figure 3. Results and discussion As already discussed, a preliminary radiograph obtained with the same CT equipment indicated the complexity of the recovery, but only the CT rendering delivered a detailed overview of the content of the soil block.
Figure 4. Figure 5. Figure 6. Figure 7. Conclusions This paper has confirmed the high potential of tomography for both archaeologists and restorers.
Dicom Systems has shown that it is possible, and highly desirable, to deploy smart, vendor-neutral, technology that can solve a multitude of interoperability, routing and integration challenges within one platform, without the usual and customary high cost, and without compromising the integrity of the care continuum. To learn more about the Unifier platform contact us to request a demo. What does Frankenstein have to do with health IT consolidation?
Is there an end in sight to the consolidation trend? Is AI a threat to physicians? Is it possible for AI algorithms to make physicians obsolete?
Will the robots take over? In the second part of this series, Florent Saint-Clair kiboshes some of the many fears associated with AI. And highlights the many advancements the merging of AI and healthcare has benefitted the industry. Florent Saint-Clair challenges the healthcare community to let go of lingering fear or doubts and accept that in AI is here to stay.
Home Blog. From Radiology to… Archeology? In particular, X-ray and CT examinations showed dimorphic facial traits on the mummified skull, and the same radiological approaches allowed determining the age at death from a mummified lower limb. CT analyses allow investigating different types of traumatic lesions in skulls and postcranial skeleton portions and reconstructing the gait and functional outcomes of a fractured femur.
0コメント