The traveling optical scanner – case study on 3D shape models of ancient Brazilian skulls

Camilla Himmelstrup Trinderup, Vedrana Andersen Dahl, Kristian Gregersen, Ludovic Antoine Alexandre Orlando, Anders Bjorholm Dahl*

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    Abstract

    Recovering detailed morphological information from archaeological or paleontological material requires extensive hands-on time. Creating 3D scans based on e.g. computed tomography (CT) will recover the geometry of the specimen, but can inflict bimolecular degradation. Instead, we propose a fast, inoffensive and inexpensive 3D scanning modality based on structured light, suitable for capturing the morphology and the appearance of specimens. Benefits of having 3D models are manifold. The 3D models are easy to share among researchers and can be made available to the general public. Advanced morphological modelling is possible with accurate description of the specimens provided by the models. Furthermore, performing studies on models reduces the risk of damage to the original specimen. In our work we employ a high resolution structured light scanner for digitalizing a collection of 8500 year old human skulls from Brazil. To evaluate the precision of our setup we compare the structured light scan to micro-CT and achieve submillimetre difference. We analyse morphological features of the Brazilian skulls using manual landmarks, but a research goal is to automate this, fully utilize the dense 3D scans, and apply the method to many more samples.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationImage and Signal Processing : 7th International Conference, ICISP 2016, Trois-Rivières, QC, Canada, May 30 - June 1, 2016, Proceedings
    EditorsAlamin Mansouri, Fathallah Nouboud, Alain Chalifour, Driss Mammass, Jean Meunier, Abderrahim Elmoataz
    Number of pages8
    PublisherSpringer
    Publication date2016
    Pages398-405
    ISBN (Print)978-3-319-33617-6
    ISBN (Electronic)978-3-319-33618-3
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2016
    Event7th International Conference on Image and Signal Processing - Trois-Rivières, Canada
    Duration: 30 May 20161 Jun 2016
    Conference number: 7

    Conference

    Conference7th International Conference on Image and Signal Processing
    Number7
    Country/TerritoryCanada
    CityTrois-Rivières
    Period30/05/201601/06/2016
    SeriesLecture notes in computer science
    Volume9680
    ISSN0302-9743

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