Using image analysis software to create a physical skull model for the facial reconstruction of awrapped Akhmimic mummy

Journal of Computing and Information Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 45-51

  Gill Robinson, Heather ^a   Elias, Jonathan ^b   Bender, Frank ^c   Allard, Travis T ^d   Hoppa, Robert D ^d  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Akhmim Mummy Studies Consortium   (United States)

^c Akhmim Mummy Studies Consortium   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

3D printing; CT imaging; Egypt; Forensic facial reconstruction; Mummies

Indexed keywords

3D PRINTERS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION;

3-D PRINTING; CT IMAGING; EGYPT; FACIAL RECONSTRUCTION; MUMMIES;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 42449139410     PISSN: 13301136     EISSN: 18463908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2498/cit.2006.01.05     Document Type: Article

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