An automatic approach for the classification of ancient clay statuettes based on heads features recognition

A. Scalas; V. Vassallo; M. Mortara; M. Spagnuolo; S. Hermon

doi:10.2312/gch.20191352

An automatic approach for the classification of ancient clay statuettes based on heads features recognition

A. Scalas, V. Vassallo, M. Mortara, M. Spagnuolo, S. Hermon

Classical archaeology and ancient history

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Abstract

In recent years, quantitative approaches based on mathematical theories and ICT tools, known under the terms of digital, computational, and virtual archaeology, are more and more involved in the traditional archaeological research. In this paper, we apply shape analysis techniques to 3D digital replicas of archaeological findings to support their interpretation. In particular, our study focuses on a collection of small terracotta figurines from the ancient sanctuary of Ayia Irini, Cyprus, and it aims at re-analysing the material utilising a quantitative approach. We experiment state of the art techniques (meshSIFT and DBSCAN) to cluster statuettes according to the similarity of their heads, to investigate their production process.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	GCH 2019 - Eurographics Workshop on Graphics and Cultural Heritage
Editors	Selma Rizvic, Karina Rodriguez-Echavarria
Publisher	Eurographics - European Association for Computer Graphics
Pages	79-82
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	9783038680826
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2312/gch.20191352
Publication status	Published - 2019
Event	2019 Eurographics Workshop on Graphics and Cultural Heritage, GCH 2019 - Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Duration: 2019 Nov 6 → 2019 Nov 9

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Name	GCH 2019 - Eurographics Workshop on Graphics and Cultural Heritage

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Conference	2019 Eurographics Workshop on Graphics and Cultural Heritage, GCH 2019
Country/Territory	Bosnia and Herzegovina
City	Sarajevo
Period	2019/11/06 → 2019/11/09

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Computer Vision and Robotics (Autonomous Systems)
Classical Archaeology and Ancient History

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Scalas, A., Vassallo, V., Mortara, M., Spagnuolo, M., & Hermon, S. (2019). An automatic approach for the classification of ancient clay statuettes based on heads features recognition. In S. Rizvic, & K. Rodriguez-Echavarria (Eds.), GCH 2019 - Eurographics Workshop on Graphics and Cultural Heritage (pp. 79-82). (GCH 2019 - Eurographics Workshop on Graphics and Cultural Heritage). Eurographics - European Association for Computer Graphics. https://doi.org/10.2312/gch.20191352

Scalas, A. ; Vassallo, V. ; Mortara, M. et al. / An automatic approach for the classification of ancient clay statuettes based on heads features recognition. GCH 2019 - Eurographics Workshop on Graphics and Cultural Heritage. editor / Selma Rizvic ; Karina Rodriguez-Echavarria. Eurographics - European Association for Computer Graphics, 2019. pp. 79-82 (GCH 2019 - Eurographics Workshop on Graphics and Cultural Heritage).

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Scalas, A, Vassallo, V, Mortara, M, Spagnuolo, M & Hermon, S 2019, An automatic approach for the classification of ancient clay statuettes based on heads features recognition. in S Rizvic & K Rodriguez-Echavarria (eds), GCH 2019 - Eurographics Workshop on Graphics and Cultural Heritage. GCH 2019 - Eurographics Workshop on Graphics and Cultural Heritage, Eurographics - European Association for Computer Graphics, pp. 79-82, 2019 Eurographics Workshop on Graphics and Cultural Heritage, GCH 2019, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2019/11/06. https://doi.org/10.2312/gch.20191352

An automatic approach for the classification of ancient clay statuettes based on heads features recognition. / Scalas, A.; Vassallo, V.; Mortara, M. et al.
GCH 2019 - Eurographics Workshop on Graphics and Cultural Heritage. ed. / Selma Rizvic; Karina Rodriguez-Echavarria. Eurographics - European Association for Computer Graphics, 2019. p. 79-82 (GCH 2019 - Eurographics Workshop on Graphics and Cultural Heritage).

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Scalas A, Vassallo V, Mortara M, Spagnuolo M, Hermon S. An automatic approach for the classification of ancient clay statuettes based on heads features recognition. In Rizvic S, Rodriguez-Echavarria K, editors, GCH 2019 - Eurographics Workshop on Graphics and Cultural Heritage. Eurographics - European Association for Computer Graphics. 2019. p. 79-82. (GCH 2019 - Eurographics Workshop on Graphics and Cultural Heritage). doi: 10.2312/gch.20191352

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