Usage of new imaging and documenting method in interdisciplinary research of cuneiform tablets from collection of Bedřich Hrozný
Abstract
The article is a succinct description of the content and aims of an interdisciplinary project carried out at three research institutes in the Czech Republic: National Museum, Prague; Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic; Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague. The main objective of the project is to develop systems for documentation and analysis of objects of cultural heritage by means of computer-aided imaging and documentation methods (obtaining a maximum amount of information about the objects concerned).
The functionality of the systems is proven by case studies, especially ceramic objects (in this case on the cuneiform tablets from the collection of B. Hrozný).
A part of the study consists in creating digital models of the projects with additional information supplied by non-destructive analysis methods (such as information about structure, topography and appearance of the outer surface and its element composition) and annotated meta-information (including information on content of the tablets obtained by historical, archaeological, linguistic and palaeographic analysis).All information obtained on the studied objects shall be a part of a multi-disciplinary information system which will make various types of analysis possible, including linguistic, physical and chemical characteristics of the objects.