Contribution of computed tomography to the investigation of La Tène culture iron artefacts

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2271765" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2271765</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2271765" target="_blank" >10.1117/12.2271765</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Contribution of computed tomography to the investigation of La Tène culture iron artefacts

Original language description

The X-ray tomographic study was realized in addition to the standard X-ray radiography for the purpose of the new conservation work upon the La Tene culture iron artifacts from the collections of the National Museum in Prague. These artifacts are heavily damaged by the corrosion, avoiding thus an effective visual exploration. The work shows that even details, which are shallow compared to the artifact thickness and therefore not detectable in standard radiographic images, can be made visible in 3D models obtained tomografically. The tomographic data acquisition was performed utilizing the unique TORATOM device, equipped with a large area X-ray detector with Gadox scintillator. The tomographic reconstruction revealed insufficiencies in the earlier conservation processes of the La Tene culture swords, as well as so-far unknown details, such as the exact sword shapes and their decoration. These new findings allowed better classifying of the artifacts. Tomography also helped in visualizing details of iron clips that are completely hidden under the rust, making thus the technology of the clip formation clearly observable. With this work, it has been proven that tomography can bear valuable new information compared to the standard X-ray radiography commonly used in the investigation of iron archeological artifacts.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

D - Article in proceedings

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

60401 - Arts, Art history

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2017

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Article name in the collection

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

ISBN

978-1-5106-1108-5

ISSN

0277-786X

e-ISSN

neuvedeno

Number of pages

8

Pages from-to

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Publisher name

SPIE

Place of publication

Bellingham

Event location

Mnichov

Event date

Jun 25, 2017

Type of event by nationality

WRD - Celosvětová akce

UT code for WoS article

000415370100018