Radiology Applications in Mummy Science

Beckett, Ronald; Conlogue, Gerald J.

doi:10.1007/978-981-15-1614-6_46-2

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“…The study of ancient graves in South Korea sometimes involves technical difficulties. Descendants of mummified or skeletonized subjects found therein often object to academic investigation of their ancestor's body, in which cases, the body often is required to be cremated on the same day of discovery (Kim et al 2020). This situation -the necessity for immediate, on-the-spot analysis, which is to say, rescue archaeology -tends to put investigators under acute and difficult time constraints as they make observations and perform analyses.…”

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Archaeological and Anthropological Investigation in Case of Urgent Time Constraints of Rescue Archaeology in South Korea

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In the general context of rescue archaeology or in any emergency salvage operation, especially where human bones are involved that need to be cremated within a short time frame, anthropologists cannot conduct their work carefully at a university or institute lab. Thus, they have sought ever-more efficient and effective investigative protocols by which work can be conducted in cases of urgent time constraints. A recent anthropological survey conducted at a small town in South Korea (Goryeung) is thus significant. A joint team of anthropologists and dress historians performed collaborative research work in a "field lab" set up at the excavation site. Our novel protocol, by which academic data demonstrably can be successfully secured in the field instead of having to be sent to a university or institute lab, could be useful for the purposes of rescue archaeology.

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Advantages and limitations of micro-computed tomography and computed tomography imaging of archaeological textiles and coffins

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Puolakka

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We have recently studied northern Finnish archaeological textiles extensively using computed tomography (CT) imaging. These textiles have been found in inhumation burials from the Late Medieval church of Valmarinniemi in Keminmaa and the Postmedieval church of Haukipudas. In this article we discuss the advantages and limitations of CT imaging based on three case studies. Based on the research objectives and the size of studied items, we utilised three different CT scanners: clinical systems and micro- and nano-scale X-ray microscopes. We were able to visualise a child’s coffin and a doll inside, which is a larger scale sample. We were also able to study and reconstruct the complicated structure of a tablet-woven band, as well as identifying individual fibres when examining smaller textile samples with submicron resolution. Even though we observed some limitations in the image quality, we conclude that computed tomography has great potential in the research of archaeological textiles in both 3D and cross-sections and is often easier and more informative than conventional microscopic or other archaeological methodologies.

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Radiology Applications in Mummy Science

Abstract: Beginning with a brief historical perspective, this chapter introduces the subject of radiology and how it has been applied in mummy science. Radiology is examined regarding its current value in bioarchaeological studies including

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Archaeological and Anthropological Investigation in Case of Urgent Time Constraints of Rescue Archaeology in South Korea

Archaeological and Anthropological Investigation in Case of Urgent Time Constraints of Rescue Archaeology in South Korea

Advantages and limitations of micro-computed tomography and computed tomography imaging of archaeological textiles and coffins

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