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CT scan for archaeology

Applications

Archaeology.

Inside the object, untouched.

Inspection tasks

Inside the object, untouched.

Objects of cultural value cannot be opened. X-ray and CT show construction, earlier repairs and hidden contents, and leave the object as it was.

Construction

Joints, cores, dowels and casting technique become visible and show how an object was made.

Condition and restoration

Cracks, cavities and earlier restorations are documented before conservation work begins.

Hidden contents

Closed vessels, soil blocks and hollow sculptures are examined without opening them.

Scan examples

What the data shows.

X-ray image of a wooden sculpture showing metal fixings
Wooden sculpture, X-ray image: metal fixings and joints in the head and shoulders.
X-ray image of a sculpture showing its internal construction
Sculpture, X-ray image: internal construction of the torso.
CT rendering of an object with a virtual cut
Object, CT rendering: internal structure in a virtual cut.

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