An assessment of multimodal imaging of subsurface text in mummy cartonnage using surrogate papyrus phantoms

An assessment of multimodal imaging of subsurface text in mummy cartonnage using surrogate papyrus phantoms

Abstract Ancient Egyptian mummies were often covered with an outer casing, panels and masks made from cartonnage: a lightweight material made from linen, plaster, and recycled papyrus held together with adhesive. Egyptologists, papyrologists, and historians aim to recover and read extant text on the...

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Main Authors: Adam Gibson, Kathryn E. Piquette, Uwe Bergmann, William Christens-Barry, Graham Davis, Marco Endrizzi, Shuting Fan, Sina Farsiu, Anthony Fitzgerald, Jennifer Griffiths, Cerys Jones, Guorong Li, Phillip L. Manning, Charlotte Maughan Jones, Roberta Mazza, David Mills, Peter Modregger, Peter R. T. Munro, Alessandro Olivo, Alice Stevenson, Bindia Venugopal, Vincent Wallace, Roy A. Wogelius, Michael B. Toth, Melissa Terras
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-02-01
Series:Heritage Science
Subjects:
Mummy cartonnage
Papyrus
Phantom
Surrogate
Heritage imaging
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40494-018-0175-4

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