Faculty Mentor
Dr. Julia Smith
Document Type
Poster
Publication Date
2022
Department
Anthropology
Abstract
Computed tomography (CT), photogrammetry, and laser surface scanning technologies have enabled remote, noninvasive, and non-destructive analysis of skeletal human remains in various contexts. Such technologies have found applications in the disciplines of osteoarchaeology, forensic anthropology, the medical sciences, and other related fields of inquiry. This presentation will discuss the accuracy and reliability of osteometric data obtained from digitally rendered models, as well as the clarity and level of detail attained. Such qualifying standards are essential if practitioners are to reliably assess pathology and taphonomic alteration to the specimens from which the scans are modeled. The suitability of each of the aforementioned technologies is discussed with regard to their intended use. A photogrammetry scan of non-human animal remains was obtained for illustrative purposes.
Recommended Citation
Dyess, M. Elizabeth, "Remote Analysis Capabilities of Digitally Rendered Models of Human Remains: Obtaining Osteometric Data & Assessing Pathology and Taphonomic Alteration - Using Non-Human Animal Remains as an Analogue" (2022). 2022 Symposium. 6.
https://dc.ewu.edu/srcw_2022/6
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