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A fragmented past: (re)constructing antiquity through 3D artefact modelling and customised structured light scanning at Athienou-Malloura, Cyprus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 February 2016

Derek B. Counts ,
Erin Walcek Averett  and
Kevin Garstki
Derek B. Counts
Affiliation:
Department of Art History, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 151 Mitchell Hall, 3203 North Downer Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53211, USA (Email: dbc@uwm.edu)
Erin Walcek Averett*
Affiliation:
Department of Fine and Performing Arts and Classical and Near Eastern Studies, Creighton University, 2500 California Plaza, Omaha, NE 68178, USA (Email: erinaverett@creighton.edu)
Kevin Garstki
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 290 Sabin Hall, 3414 North Downer Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53211, USA (Email: kgarstki@uwm.edu)
*
*Author for correspondence
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Abstract

Many archaeological objects are recovered as fragments, and 3D modelling offers enormous potential for the analysis and reconstruction of large assemblages. In particular, structured light scanning provides an accurate record of individual artefacts and can facilitate the identification of joins through details of breakage surfaces and overall morphology. The creation of 3D digital models has the further advantage of enabling the records to be accessed and manipulated remotely, obviating the need for prolonged access to the original materials in museums or repositories. Here, the authors detail the use of structured light scanning to produce a corpus of 3D models based on a sample from a large assemblage of terracotta and limestone sculptural fragments from the Cypro-Archaic period (c. 750–475 BC) at Athienou-Malloura, Cyprus.

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CyprusIron Age3D artefact modellingstructured light scanningterracotta figurinelimestone sculpture
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Antiquity , Volume 90 , Issue 349 , February 2016 , pp. 206 - 218
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd, 2016 

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