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The Suitability of 3D Data: 3D Digitisation of Human Remains

White, S; Hirst, C; Smith, SE; (2018) The Suitability of 3D Data: 3D Digitisation of Human Remains. Archaeologies , 14 (2) pp. 250-271. 10.1007/s11759-018-9347-9. Green open access

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Abstract

The use of 3D data in the analysis of skeletal and fossil materials has conveyed numerous advantages in many fields; however, as the availability and use of 3D scanning equipment are rapidly increasing, it is important for researchers to consider whether these methods are suitable for the proposed study. The issue of suitability has been largely overlooked in previous research; for instance, casts and reconstruction methods are frequently used to increase sample sizes, without sufficient assessment of the effect, this may have on the accuracy and reliability of results. Furthermore, the reliability of geometric morphometric methods and the implications of virtual curation have not received sufficient consideration. This paper discusses the suitability of 3D research with regard to the accuracy, reliability, and accessibility of methods and materials, as well as the effects of the current learning environment. Areas where future work will progress 3D research are proposed.

Type: Article
Title: The Suitability of 3D Data: 3D Digitisation of Human Remains
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1007/s11759-018-9347-9
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11759-018-9347-9
Language: English
Additional information: © The Author(s) 2018. Open Access: This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made.
Keywords: 3D digitisation, Geometric morphometrics, Accuracy, Reliability, Accessibility, Suitability
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URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10060633
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