TECHNOLOGY OF COMPUTER RESTORATION OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL OBJECTS (USING CERAMIC VESSELS OF THE PAZYRYK CULTURE OF ALTAI AS AN EXAMPLE)
Abstract
The article discusses existing problems and difficulties in archaeological research that can be addressed with modern digital technologies. It examines the use of photogrammetry for documenting, studying, and preserving identified sites and finds, alongside traditional methods and instruments. The system for creating spatially accurate 3D models allows for computer reconstruction of damaged artifacts with missing parts and obtaining the characteristics of the object in its original, complete form. Using the example of two broken ceramic vessels from Kurgan No. 80 of the Tyketsken- VI site and Kurgan No. 1 of the Choburak- II necropolis (Northern Altai), which belong to the Pazyryk culture, it is shown that the developed author’s technology enables mathematically substantiated restoration of geometry with a clearly defined degree of error. As a result, digital models of complete artifacts are obtained for their comprehensive study, as well as for publication visualization.
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