Description and Classification of Tempering Materials Present in Pottery Using Digital X-Radiography
Archaeological pottery X-radiography is mainly used for two applications: fabric characterization and identification of forming techniques. Both applications require imaging of tempering materials and other additives. With digital X-radiography, it is easy to enhance the image to compute and charact...
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| author | Alan Nagaya Oscar G. de Lucio Soledad Ortiz Ruiz Eunice Uc González Carlos Peraza Lope Wilberth Cruz Alvarado |
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| description | Archaeological pottery X-radiography is mainly used for two applications: fabric characterization and identification of forming techniques. Both applications require imaging of tempering materials and other additives. With digital X-radiography, it is easy to enhance the image to compute and characterize these materials. In this study, a combination of ImageJ plug-ins such as “threshold”, “analyze particles”, and “fit polynomial” were used to describe tempering materials of a set composed of archaeological pottery sherds. It was found that two different types of tempering materials were used. The first type was characterized by a grain size of less than 0.5 mm and no well-formed particles. In contrast, the second group had a grain size larger than 0.5 mm and well-formed particles. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b522e79327c742c281b20614dcd3efbd2025-01-24T13:44:20ZengMDPI AGNDT2813-477X2024-10-012445647310.3390/ndt2040028Description and Classification of Tempering Materials Present in Pottery Using Digital X-RadiographyAlan Nagaya0Oscar G. de Lucio1Soledad Ortiz Ruiz2Eunice Uc González3Carlos Peraza Lope4Wilberth Cruz Alvarado5Laboratorio Nacional de Ciencias Para la Investigación y la Conservación del Patrimonio Cultural, Instituto de Física, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico, Apartado Postal 20-364, Ciudad de México 01000, MexicoLaboratorio Nacional de Ciencias Para la Investigación y la Conservación del Patrimonio Cultural, Instituto de Física, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico, Apartado Postal 20-364, Ciudad de México 01000, MexicoInstituto de Investigaciones Antropológicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito Exterior, Ciudad Universitaria, Ciudad de México 04510, MexicoCentro INAH Yucatán, Km. 65 Carretera Progreso, Mérida 97000, MexicoCentro INAH Yucatán, Km. 65 Carretera Progreso, Mérida 97000, MexicoCentro INAH Yucatán, Km. 65 Carretera Progreso, Mérida 97000, MexicoArchaeological pottery X-radiography is mainly used for two applications: fabric characterization and identification of forming techniques. Both applications require imaging of tempering materials and other additives. With digital X-radiography, it is easy to enhance the image to compute and characterize these materials. In this study, a combination of ImageJ plug-ins such as “threshold”, “analyze particles”, and “fit polynomial” were used to describe tempering materials of a set composed of archaeological pottery sherds. It was found that two different types of tempering materials were used. The first type was characterized by a grain size of less than 0.5 mm and no well-formed particles. In contrast, the second group had a grain size larger than 0.5 mm and well-formed particles.https://www.mdpi.com/2813-477X/2/4/28thresholdingX-radiographydigital image analysis |
| spellingShingle | Alan Nagaya Oscar G. de Lucio Soledad Ortiz Ruiz Eunice Uc González Carlos Peraza Lope Wilberth Cruz Alvarado Description and Classification of Tempering Materials Present in Pottery Using Digital X-Radiography NDT thresholding X-radiography digital image analysis |
| title | Description and Classification of Tempering Materials Present in Pottery Using Digital X-Radiography |
| title_full | Description and Classification of Tempering Materials Present in Pottery Using Digital X-Radiography |
| title_fullStr | Description and Classification of Tempering Materials Present in Pottery Using Digital X-Radiography |
| title_full_unstemmed | Description and Classification of Tempering Materials Present in Pottery Using Digital X-Radiography |
| title_short | Description and Classification of Tempering Materials Present in Pottery Using Digital X-Radiography |
| title_sort | description and classification of tempering materials present in pottery using digital x radiography |
| topic | thresholding X-radiography digital image analysis |
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