Three-dimensional laser scanning: Potential uses for museum conservation and scientific research

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2744-2751

  Kuzminsky, Susan C ^a   Gardiner, Megan S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Ontario History at the Canadian Museum of Civilization and Chair of the Canadian Nursing History Collection Working Group   (Canada)

Author keywords

Archaeological methods; Bioarchaeology; Museum conservation; Three dimensional laser scanning methods; Virtual anthropology

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOLOGY; ARCHAEOLOGY; DNA; LASER METHOD; MUSEUM; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 84862181849     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2012.04.020     Document Type: Article

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