id
	12075
Url
	https://chloe.cnr.it/s/BiDiAr/item/12075
Resource template
	Academic Article
Resource class
	bibo:AcademicArticle
Title
	Digital image enhancement for recording rupestrian engravings: applications to an alpine rockshelter
Creator
	Defrasne, Claudia
Date
	2014
Language
	eng
Abstract
	Image processing software, such as the DStretch plug-in for ImageJ or Photoshop, are currently used to make faint rupestrian pictographs more legible. During the ongoing study of an Alpine rockshelter, these software proved to be equally useful for the visualization of linear engravings and scratchings. This unexpected function of DStretch, created for the study of rupestrian paintings, made it possible to clarify and correct the previous recordings of an incised Iron Age warrior and to facilitate the digital tracing of a modern maritime scene. Even if such convincing results are determined by particular local geological conditions in this case, this function could facilitate the study of engravings in other contexts where the lithology of smooth rock surfaces produces a sharp contrast with incised images.
Is Part Of
	Journal of Archaeological Science
Cited by
	11056
Doi
	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2014.06.010
Issn
	0305-4403
Pages
	31-38
Short title
	Digital image enhancement for recording rupestrian engravings
Uri
	https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305440314002313
Volume
	50
Homepage
	https://www.zotero.org/groups/5293298/bidiar/items/4UZJGAS8/item-list

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