Recovering the past through computation
Stephen Griffin · 2010
Computation has provided new means for researchers and scholars in the humanities, fine arts and social sciences to address research questions long considered to be too difficult for conventional methodologies. The subject of this presentation will be to discuss emerging state-of-the-art scientific methodologies applied to discovery, recovery, restoration, representation, analysis and ultimately new understanding of a broad range of cultural heritage artifacts. Critically important remnants of the past are disappearing - through neglect, incidental destruction, neglect, and deterioration and looting. Many ancient artifacts are scattered about the world and reside in public and private collections, inaccessible to scholars and far removed from their original location and context of creation.