Godinho, Ricardo Miguel and O'Higgins, Paul orcid.org/0000-0002-9797-0809 (2017) Virtual reconstruction of cranial remains:the H. Heidelbergensis, Kabwe 1 fossil. In: Thompson, Tim and Errickson, David, (eds.) Human Remains. Academic Press
Abstract
Human skeletal remains and fossils are often fragmented and distorted, limiting further research. Thus, reconstruction has long been used to restore the original morphology of specimens and enable subsequent research. With advances in computing and imaging, virtual reconstruction approaches are increasingly being applied to this task. Thus, models of fragmentary remains are increasingly being reconstructed from medical images, using visualization software and geometric morphometric techniques to repair defects and restore symmetry. In this chapter we review some virtual reconstruction techniques and provide a description of CT based virtual reconstruction applied to a fossil hominin, the Kabwe 1 cranium. This specimen is dated from 150 - 250 thousand years ago and was reconstructed to enable further biomechanical research, however the approaches and tools used to make the reconstruction are directly applicable to more recent skeletal remains.
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Item Type: | Book Section |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Hull York Medical School (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 09 Feb 2017 10:40 |
Last Modified: | 08 Feb 2025 00:10 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Academic Press |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:112097 |
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