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Three-dimensional imaging in archaeology: its history and future

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Paul T. Nicholson*
Affiliation:
School of History & Archaeology, Cardiff University, PO Box 909, Cardiff CF10 3XU, Wales.

Extract

Whilst digital cameras and computer graphics are starting to be used in archaeological recording, stereoscopic photography tends to be overlooked. This technique has been used successfully in three recent projects and could be beneficial as a means of 3D photographic recording.

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Copyright
Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd. 2001

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