2020
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0237962
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Forensic document examination and algorithmic handwriting analysis of Judahite biblical period inscriptions reveal significant literacy level

Abstract: Arad is a well preserved desert fort on the southern frontier of the biblical kingdom of Judah. Excavation of the site yielded over 100 Hebrew ostraca (ink inscriptions on potsherds) dated to ca. 600 BCE, the eve of Nebuchadnezzar's destruction of Jerusalem. Due to the site's isolation, small size and texts that were written in a short time span, the Arad corpus holds important keys to understanding dissemination of literacy in Judah. Here we present the handwriting analysis of 18 Arad inscriptions, including … Show more

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“…While the research into various aspects of automated systems for various tasks related to handwriting and signature analysis is significant, one relevant textbook [ 190 ] and104 articles [ [191] , [192] , [193] , [194] , [195] , [196] , [197] , [198] , [199] , [200] , [201] , [202] , [203] , [204] , [205] , [206] , [207] , [208] , [209] , [210] , [211] , [212] , [213] , [214] , [215] , [216] , [217] , [218] , [219] , [220] , [221] , [222] , [223] , [224] , [225] , [226] , [227] , [228] , [229] , [230] , [231] , [232] , [233] , [234] , [235] , [236] , [237] , [238] , [239] , [240] , [241] , [242] , [243] , [244] , [245] , [246] , [247] , [248] , [249] , [250] , [251] , [252] , ...…”
Section: Forensic Handwriting Examinationmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…While the research into various aspects of automated systems for various tasks related to handwriting and signature analysis is significant, one relevant textbook [ 190 ] and104 articles [ [191] , [192] , [193] , [194] , [195] , [196] , [197] , [198] , [199] , [200] , [201] , [202] , [203] , [204] , [205] , [206] , [207] , [208] , [209] , [210] , [211] , [212] , [213] , [214] , [215] , [216] , [217] , [218] , [219] , [220] , [221] , [222] , [223] , [224] , [225] , [226] , [227] , [228] , [229] , [230] , [231] , [232] , [233] , [234] , [235] , [236] , [237] , [238] , [239] , [240] , [241] , [242] , [243] , [244] , [245] , [246] , [247] , [248] , [249] , [250] , [251] , [252] , ...…”
Section: Forensic Handwriting Examinationmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Enhanced writer identification algorithms were used by Shaus et al combined with forensic document examination to examine the handwriting from ostraca (ink inscriptions on potsherds) dated to ca. 600 BCE [ 195 ]. The aim of this study was to predict the literacy level of a region of the biblical kingdom of Judah.…”
Section: Forensic Handwriting Examinationmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Also, our analysis is fully automatic. We have no need to apply a semi-automatic first step of character reconstruction as in [45][46][47] that aim to imitate the ancient reed pen's movement, although it seems more likely that the stiff-flexible fibrous tip of the sea-rush stem must have been used, like in Egypt [48]. We have developed robust and sufficiently delicate binarization and extraction methods and have succeeded at extracting the ancient ink traces as they appear on digital images [49].…”
Section: Plos Onementioning
confidence: 99%
“…During the forensic examination of a hard drive, for example, a binary image of the entire hard drive is created and analysed. Image forensic has been used in forensic document and algorithmic handwriting analysis [5]. e applications of the binary and grayscale images are so versatile that they create the need of their forensic analysis.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%