Computer-assisted reconstruction of virtual fragmented cuneiform tablets

Tim Collins; Sandra I. Woolley; Luis Hernandez Munoz; Andrew Lewis; Eugene Ch'Ng; Erlend Gehlken

doi:10.1109/VSMM.2014.7136691

Computer-assisted reconstruction of virtual fragmented cuneiform tablets

Tim Collins
, Sandra I. Woolley
, Luis Hernandez Munoz
, Andrew Lewis
, Eugene Ch'Ng
, Erlend Gehlken

School of International Communications

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Abstract

Cuneiform is one of the earliest known systems of writing consisting of wedge-shaped strokes forming signs impressed on clay tablets. Excavated cuneiform tablets are typically fragmented and their reconstruction is, at best, tedious but more often intractable given that fragments can be distributed within and between different collections. Digital archives relevant to cultural heritage, such as the Cuneiform Digital Palaeography Project [1]-[4] and the Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative [5], [6], now make richly annotated artefact media available to wide populations. Similarly, developments in computer-aided three-dimensional reconstruction methods offer the potential to assist in the restoration of broken artefacts. In this paper, a system for providing computer assistance for identifying and orientating matching fragment pairs is described. Metrics to grade the quality and likely significance of potential matches are also described. Finally, the results from experiments with scans of laboratory fabricated tablet fragments and genuine fragmented cuneiform tablets are reported.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia, VSMM 2014
Editors	Sarah Kenderdine, Harold Thwaites, Jeffrey Shaw
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	70-77
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	9781479972272
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/VSMM.2014.7136691
Publication status	Published - 2014
Event	20th International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia, VSMM 2014 - Hong Kong, Hong Kong Duration: 9 Dec 2014 → 12 Dec 2014

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Name	Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia, VSMM 2014

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Conference	20th International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia, VSMM 2014
Country/Territory	Hong Kong
City	Hong Kong
Period	9/12/14 → 12/12/14

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SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

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Computational geometry
Computer graphics
Cost function
Iterative methods
Search problems

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Artificial Intelligence
Human-Computer Interaction
Computer Networks and Communications

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Collins, T., Woolley, S. I., Munoz, L. H., Lewis, A., Ch'Ng, E., & Gehlken, E. (2014). Computer-assisted reconstruction of virtual fragmented cuneiform tablets. In S. Kenderdine, H. Thwaites, & J. Shaw (Eds.), Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia, VSMM 2014 (pp. 70-77). Article 7136691 (Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia, VSMM 2014). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/VSMM.2014.7136691

Collins, Tim ; Woolley, Sandra I. ; Munoz, Luis Hernandez et al. / Computer-assisted reconstruction of virtual fragmented cuneiform tablets. Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia, VSMM 2014. editor / Sarah Kenderdine ; Harold Thwaites ; Jeffrey Shaw. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2014. pp. 70-77 (Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia, VSMM 2014).

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Collins, T, Woolley, SI, Munoz, LH, Lewis, A, Ch'Ng, E & Gehlken, E 2014, Computer-assisted reconstruction of virtual fragmented cuneiform tablets. in S Kenderdine, H Thwaites & J Shaw (eds), Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia, VSMM 2014., 7136691, Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia, VSMM 2014, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 70-77, 20th International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia, VSMM 2014, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 9/12/14. https://doi.org/10.1109/VSMM.2014.7136691

Computer-assisted reconstruction of virtual fragmented cuneiform tablets. / Collins, Tim; Woolley, Sandra I.; Munoz, Luis Hernandez et al.
Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia, VSMM 2014. ed. / Sarah Kenderdine; Harold Thwaites; Jeffrey Shaw. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2014. p. 70-77 7136691 (Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia, VSMM 2014).

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Collins T, Woolley SI, Munoz LH, Lewis A, Ch'Ng E, Gehlken E. Computer-assisted reconstruction of virtual fragmented cuneiform tablets. In Kenderdine S, Thwaites H, Shaw J, editors, Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia, VSMM 2014. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2014. p. 70-77. 7136691. (Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia, VSMM 2014). doi: 10.1109/VSMM.2014.7136691

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