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Knowledge system based on cultural repository of NanTong blue calico patterns 基于南通蓝印花布文化库的知识系统

Q1 Social Sciences

Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage

Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.daach.2026.e00500

Xiang Yu , Mei Shen , Li Zhang

The exponential growth of cultural data lead to problem such as fragmented data, limited cultural context knowledge, and insufficient cultural knowledge base, which has severely led to significant challenges of their protection and development, which especially worse for those people who far away from the Chinese traditional cultural context. Taking the NTBC-patterns as example, as one of the national intangible cultural heritages (ICH) in China, NanTong Blue Calico (NTBC) is an outstanding representative of traditional Chinese folk handicraft. Its patterns carries rich historical, cultural, religious, folk, and lifestyle information of ordinary people in Jiangnan, and is the basic entry point for understanding the characteristics of Chinese traditional patterns and blue calico patterns. In order for public to can gain insights into historical, artistic, and culture of it for a better understanding and viewing experience, constructing a knowledge system for NTBC-patterns based on the NTBC-pattern cultural repository. In addition, as one of the most important tasks in interpreting the NTBC-pattern and its cultural connotations that is to analyze, extract and construct the semantic description model of NTBC-pattern based on its cultural system, which bridge semantic gap between visual elements of NTBC-patterns and their cultural connotations, and show the visualization of cultural connotations through knowledge graphs. Finally, comparing and analyzing the knowledge visualization of specific examples through knowledge graphs which has demonstrated the effectiveness and accuracy of the proposed approach for both the semantic description of NTBC-pattern cultural connotation and the knowledge graphs.

随着文化数据呈指数级增长，出现了数据碎片化、文化语境知识有限、文化知识库不足等问题，这给文化数据的保护和发展带来了严峻的挑战，对远离中国传统文化语境的人来说更是如此。以南通蓝印花布为例，作为中国国家级非物质文化遗产之一，南通蓝印花布是中国传统民间手工艺的杰出代表。它的图案承载着丰富的江南普通百姓的历史、文化、宗教、民间和生活方式信息，是了解中国传统图案和蓝印花布图案特点的基本切入点。为使公众对其历史、艺术、文化等方面有更深入的了解和观赏性体验，在nbc模式文化资源库的基础上构建nbc模式知识体系。此外，基于文化系统分析、提取和构建nbc模式的语义描述模型是解释nbc模式及其文化内涵的重要任务之一，该模型可以弥合nbc模式的视觉元素与其文化内涵之间的语义鸿沟，并通过知识图谱将文化内涵可视化。最后，通过知识图对具体实例的知识可视化进行了对比分析，验证了所提方法对nbc模式文化内涵语义描述和知识图的有效性和准确性。

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Multi-sensory narratives: Enhancing historical presentation of Limehouse Chinatown 多感官叙事：强化莱姆豪斯唐人街的历史呈现

Q1 Social Sciences

Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage

Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.daach.2026.e00502

Shuyi Guo

This study focuses on the historical presentation of Limehouse Chinatown in London and explores the potential of multisensory narratives in enhancing historical understanding and emotional resonance. By comprehensively using methods such as fieldwork, interviews, and observations to collect data, rich historical materials and diverse perspectives are obtained, revealing the complexity and contradiction of the historical image of this area. Based on the data collection and analysis, the project "Truthscape" enables the audience to participate in the construction of history and immerse themselves into the complex diversity of history through means such as the combination of animation and live-action video, dual narrative, and interactive information selection. The evaluation results show that the sensory interaction has a significant effect in enhancing the audience's historical awareness and emotional resonance. However, problems such as the limitation of content coverage and the lack of diversity of participants still exist and need to be improved in the future. In conclusion, the project demonstrates the efficacy and limitations of multisensory narratives, providing contributions to the fields of history and art display and proving the potential of multisensory narratives to connect the audience at the emotional and cognitive levels with the history of Limehouse Chinatown.

本研究聚焦于伦敦莱姆豪斯唐人街的历史呈现，并探索多感官叙事在增强历史理解和情感共鸣方面的潜力。综合运用田野调查、访谈、观察等方法收集资料，获得了丰富的史料和多样的视角，揭示了该地区历史形象的复杂性和矛盾性。“Truthscape”项目在数据收集与分析的基础上，通过动画与实景视频相结合、双重叙事、互动信息选择等手段，让观众参与到历史的建构中，沉浸在历史的复杂多样性中。评价结果表明，感官互动对增强观众的历史意识和情感共鸣有显著的效果。但是，内容覆盖范围有限、参与主体缺乏多样性等问题仍然存在，需要在未来进一步完善。总之，该项目展示了多感官叙事的有效性和局限性，为历史和艺术展示领域做出了贡献，并证明了多感官叙事在情感和认知层面上将观众与莱姆豪斯唐人街的历史联系起来的潜力。

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PalaeoScope: Visualizing 72 million years of Athens via eXtended reality 古镜：通过扩展现实可视化7200万年的雅典

Q1 Social Sciences

Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage

Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.daach.2025.e00491

George A. Lyras , George Caridakis , Emmanuel Galanopoulos , Nikolaos Karydas , Alexandros Iakovidis , Konstantinos Paraskevopoulos , Konstantinos Gelegenis , Georgia Kotzamani , Myrsini Voulgari , George Karadimos , George Sofianopoulos , Symeon Papazoglou , Panagiotis Kaddas , Evangelia Besiou , George Kontakiotis , Anna Vaptisma , Alexia Grambas , Vasiliki Alexoudi , Assimina Antonarakou

The challenge of visualizing complex, multi-million-year historical and natural changes in an accessible, engaging, and scientifically grounded manner for a broad audience is significant. This paper introduces PalaeoScope, an innovative virtual reality platform developed to address this challenge by reconstructing the natural and cultural history of the Athens basin across six pivotal time periods. Our primary objective was to create both immersive and non-immersive VR applications that allow users to visualize key epochs: the Late Cretaceous (72 Ma), Late Miocene (7.3 Ma), Early Pleistocene (2 Ma), Early Holocene (9,000 years ago), Classical Athens (5th century B.C.), and late 19th century. Through a robust, interdisciplinary methodology leveraging advanced 3D modeling, geological, palaeontological, archaeological, and historical data, PalaeoScope reconstructs ancient ecosystems, extinct species, and historical landmarks. PalaeoScope offers a unique tool for digital storytelling, enhancing understanding of long-term environmental and urban transformations, promoting scientific transparency, and providing a reproducible framework for paleoart and historical visualization. We detail the scientific, practical, and artistic considerations involved in the creation of these reconstructions, aiming to enhance transparency and reproducibility for future digital heritage projects.

以一种通俗易懂、引人入胜、以科学为基础的方式，将复杂的、数百万年的历史和自然变化可视化，这是一项重大挑战。本文介绍了paleoscope，这是一个创新的虚拟现实平台，通过重建雅典盆地六个关键时期的自然和文化历史来解决这一挑战。我们的主要目标是创建沉浸式和非沉浸式VR应用程序，允许用户可视化关键时代：晚白垩纪（72 Ma），晚中新世（7.3 Ma），早更新世（2 Ma），早全新世（9000年前），古典雅典（公元前5世纪）和19世纪晚期。通过强大的跨学科方法，利用先进的3D建模，地质，古生物学，考古学和历史数据，PalaeoScope重建古代生态系统，灭绝物种和历史地标。PalaeoScope提供了一个独特的数字叙事工具，增强了对长期环境和城市变化的理解，促进了科学的透明度，并为古艺术和历史可视化提供了一个可复制的框架。我们详细介绍了这些重建项目所涉及的科学、实用和艺术方面的考虑，旨在提高未来数字遗产项目的透明度和可再现性。

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Restoring the architecture of Shang-Zhou settlements: A case study on authenticity at the Pishan Site 商周聚落建筑的修复——以皮山遗址的真实性为例

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Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage

Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.daach.2026.e00520

Man Lu, Nianyi Lin , Siqi Ren, Yuqin Chen, Yong Jiang

Based on the archaeological remains and excavation findings at the Pishan Site, we utilized 3D surveying technology to acquire point cloud data of the site and conducted systematic analysis to establish a digital baseline. By integrating regional architectural traditions and applying architectural archaeology's methodological approaches for artifact reconstruction, we performed typological comparisons of Pishan Site's architectural remains to develop multiple restoration plans. Through mechanical testing of surviving wooden piles, we obtained material properties parameters of the wood. These parameters were then input into the Midas Gen structural modeling system for deformation analysis, enabling verification of the most plausible restoration strategy to authentically reconstruct the settlement's architectural heritage.

基于皮山遗址的考古遗存和发掘成果，利用三维测量技术获取遗址点云数据，并进行系统分析，建立数字化基线。通过整合区域建筑传统，运用建筑考古学的方法进行文物重建，我们对皮山遗址的建筑遗迹进行了类型学比较，以制定多种修复方案。通过对幸存木桩的力学试验，得到了木材的材料性能参数。然后将这些参数输入到Midas Gen结构建模系统中进行变形分析，从而验证最合理的修复策略，以真实地重建定居点的建筑遗产。

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Unveiling the hidden stories: the impact of digital technologies in medieval Latin epigraphic field documentation 揭开隐藏的故事：数字技术对中世纪拉丁铭文现场文献的影响

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Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage

Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.daach.2025.e00488

Beatrice Luci

The study explores the use of digital technologies in field documentation and analysis of medieval Latin inscriptions and focuses on three digital methods: Photogrammetry, RTI and micro-photogrammetry. It highlights the importance of Photogrammetry for creating detailed 3D models and orthophotos to enhance the readability of inscriptions in complex urban settings. Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI) improves the visualization of text on deteriorating surfaces by utilising multidirectional lighting, while a new micro-photogrammetric method with a USB microscope allows for detailed examination of technological traces at the mesoscopic scale. The study will explore this use of digital technologies using three inscriptions from the province of Viterbo (Italy) dating from the 13th-15th centuries as case studies, one for each method: photogrammetry will be applied to the commemorative inscription (13th century: 1279) on the Sepale fountain in Viterbo; RTI will be tested on the commemorative inscription (14th century: 1333) of the church of S. Maria Assunta in Orte; finally, micro-photogrammetry will be applied to the funerary inscription (15th century: 1403) of the church of S. Maria Maggiore in Civita Castellana. The research suggests that while no single technique can address all challenges, a combined digital approach can effectively complement traditional methods in documenting medieval inscriptions, aiding in the development of comprehensive protocols for their preservation and analysis.

本研究探讨了数字技术在中世纪拉丁铭文现场记录和分析中的应用，并着重于三种数字方法：摄影测量学、RTI和微摄影测量学。它强调了摄影测量对于创建详细的3D模型和正射影像的重要性，以提高复杂城市环境中铭文的可读性。反射变换成像（RTI）通过利用多向照明改善了恶化表面上文本的可视化，而一种新的微型摄影测量方法与USB显微镜允许在介观尺度上详细检查技术痕迹。该研究将以意大利维泰博省13 -15世纪的三幅铭文作为案例研究来探索数字技术的使用，每种方法各一幅：摄影测量将应用于维泰博Sepale喷泉上的纪念铭文（13世纪：1279年）；RTI将在奥尔特的圣玛利亚教堂的纪念铭文（14世纪：1333年）上进行测试；最后，显微摄影测量将应用于奇维塔卡斯泰拉的圣玛丽亚马吉奥雷教堂的墓葬铭文（15世纪：1403年）。研究表明，虽然没有一种技术可以解决所有的挑战，但一种综合的数字方法可以有效地补充记录中世纪铭文的传统方法，有助于制定全面的保存和分析协议。

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Documentation of the virtual reconstruction of La Ciudadela, La Quemada, Zacatecas, Mexico 墨西哥萨卡特卡斯的拉克马达的拉城的虚拟重建文件

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Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage

Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.daach.2026.e00506

Manuel Dueñas García , Carlos A. Torreblanca Padilla

Digital reconstructions can bring ancient places to life, but they often don't show what's firmly known and what's an educated guess. This article introduces a simple, transparent way to document how a reconstruction is made, using La Ciudadela at La Quemada (Zacatecas, Mexico) as a case study. We couple the Extended Matrix to log propositions, sources, and model elements with an evidence visualization rubric to make evidential support legible in the final images. We record each decision—what sources support it and how it appears in the model—so readers can see the chain from evidence to image. A color-coding system highlights confidence levels: features based on excavations and measurements are shown as strongly supported, while elements that are inferred (such as roof forms) are clearly marked as hypotheses. The result is not a single “truth,” but a well-argued, reviewable version of the past that others can question, improve, and reuse. To support access, we make available a lightweight photogrammetric 3D model, the documentation graph that links sources to features, and the figures; the full Blender working model is available on request. This approach aims to make digital archaeological reconstructions both engaging and accountable.

数字重建可以让古老的地方复活，但它们往往不能显示出什么是已知的，什么是有根据的猜测。本文介绍了一种简单、透明的方法来记录如何进行重建，并以La Quemada （Zacatecas, Mexico）的La Ciudadela为例进行了研究。我们将扩展矩阵与日志命题、来源和模型元素结合起来，并使用证据可视化标题，使证据支持在最终图像中清晰可辨。我们记录下每一个决定——什么来源支持它，以及它在模型中是如何出现的——这样读者就能看到从证据到图像的链条。颜色编码系统突出了置信水平：基于挖掘和测量的特征被显示为强有力的支持，而推断的元素（如屋顶形式）被清楚地标记为假设。结果不是一个单一的“事实”，而是一个经过充分论证的、可审查的过去版本，其他人可以质疑、改进和重用。为了支持访问，我们提供了一个轻量级的摄影测量3D模型，将资源链接到特征的文档图和数字；完整的搅拌机工作模型可根据要求提供。这种方法旨在使数字考古重建既吸引人又负责任。

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CT scans of a Ptolemaic mummy from Heliopolis: evidences of probable lethal injuries 来自赫利奥波利斯的托勒密木乃伊的CT扫描：可能致命伤害的证据

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Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage

Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.daach.2026.e00498

Nicola Carrara , Giuliano Scattolin , Cicero Moraes , Luca Bezzi

A mummy of the Ptolemaic period (4th c. BC) preserved in the Museum of Nature and Humankind, Padova University (Italy) was analyzed using a 64 Multislice Computed tomography (CT). The aim of this study was to obtain new information about age, constitution, injuries, health and ancestry of the mummy and about the mummification technique applied. The data were used to recreate the person's face while alive and to reconstruct his violent death.

The most important and interesting data obtained with this investigation were related to the cause of death: the detection of two bone fractures, one more severe on the right clavicle and the other on the left humerus suggested an interesting hypothesis about the violent death of the subject.

The CT scans also revealed important information about the mummification method.

意大利帕多瓦大学自然与人类博物馆保存了一具托勒密时期（公元前4世纪）的木乃伊，使用64层多层计算机断层扫描（CT）对其进行了分析。这项研究的目的是获得有关木乃伊的年龄、体质、损伤、健康和祖先的新信息，以及有关木乃伊制作技术的新信息。这些数据被用来重建该人活着时的面部，并重建他的暴力死亡。这次调查获得的最重要和最有趣的数据与死亡原因有关：发现了两处骨折，一处在右锁骨，另一处在左肱骨，这就提出了一个关于受害人暴力死亡的有趣假设。CT扫描还揭示了木乃伊制作方法的重要信息。

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Photogrammetry of architectural heritage amid climate change and seismic risk: Adobe, rock, and brick structures in the Andes Mountain Range and plains of Mendoza, Argentina 气候变化和地震风险下建筑遗产的摄影测量：阿根廷门多萨安第斯山脉和平原上的土坯、岩石和砖结构

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Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage

Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.daach.2025.e00482

Cristina Prieto-Olavarría , Horacio Chiavazza , Andrés Lo Vecchio Repetto , Gerónimo Gandulfo

This study focuses on the three-dimensional reconstruction of three heritage buildings constructed from adobe, brick, and stone, located in the central-western Argentina (Mendoza Province). These structures are situated in the Andes Mountain Range and the arid eastern plains, areas highly vulnerable to climate change, droughts and earthquakes. The research employs the Structure from Motion (SfM) technique using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). Given the increasing impact of climate change, the concerns raised by international organizations, and recent research emphasizing the active role of heritage professionals, this study highlights the urgency of utilizing geospatial technologies to accurately document and preserve the morphometry and textures of vernacular architecture at risk. The primary objective is to create a comprehensive 3D digital archive to support documentation, conservation, diagnosis, restoration, and management efforts aimed at safeguarding these cultural assets. The reconstruction process has facilitated the identification of possible construction phases and provided detailed insights into existing conservation issues requiring urgent intervention. From this perspective, we reaffirm that such surveys are instrumental in preserving historical evidence and understanding its interaction with the environment. Vernacular architecture, in particular, embodies valuable knowledge for addressing climate change and serves as a crucial source of resilience for local communities.

本研究的重点是对位于阿根廷中西部（门多萨省）的三座由土坯、砖和石头建造的遗产建筑进行三维重建。这些建筑位于安第斯山脉和干旱的东部平原，这些地区极易受到气候变化、干旱和地震的影响。该研究采用了无人驾驶飞行器（uav）的运动结构（SfM）技术。鉴于气候变化的影响越来越大，国际组织提出了关注，以及最近的研究强调了遗产专家的积极作用，本研究强调了利用地理空间技术准确记录和保护濒危乡土建筑形态和肌理的紧迫性。主要目标是创建一个全面的3D数字档案，以支持旨在保护这些文化资产的文档、保存、诊断、修复和管理工作。重建过程有助于确定可能的建设阶段，并提供了需要紧急干预的现有保护问题的详细见解。从这个角度来看，我们重申这些调查有助于保存历史证据并了解其与环境的相互作用。特别是乡土建筑，体现了应对气候变化的宝贵知识，是当地社区恢复力的重要来源。

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Digital technology in the service of mummy studies. Egyptian child mummy at the Museum of the Archdiocese in Wroclaw 数字技术为木乃伊研究服务。弗罗茨瓦夫大主教管区博物馆里的埃及儿童木乃伊

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Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage

Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.daach.2026.e00505

Agata Kubala , Marzena A. Ożarek-Szilke , Stanisław Szilke , Wojciech Ejsmond

This study presents a comprehensive analysis of an ancient Egyptian embalmed body brought to Wroclaw by Cardinal Adolf Bertram in 1914. A stylistic analyses of its cartonnage suggest it originates from the southern part of Upper Egypt and dates to the Ptolemaic period (4th–1st century BCE).

The paper outlines a methodological workflow for creating and interpreting visualisations aimed at a broad audience, including specialists from various disciplines. The post-processing of computed tomography data (Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine) was conducted using 3Dslicer software. Visualisation included axial slices, multi-planar reformations, 3D volume renderings, and segmentations. Projectional radiography and computed tomography enabled anthropological and archaeothanatological examination, revealing the individual to be an approximately eight-year-old boy.

The mummification process followed traditional practices, including transnasal excerebration and per rectum evisceration. The study also identified postmortem alterations, likely due to historical display practices, perhaps including a rod inserted into the vertebral column.

这项研究对1914年由红衣主教阿道夫·伯特伦带到弗罗茨瓦夫的一具古埃及防腐尸体进行了全面分析。对其重量的文体分析表明，它起源于上埃及的南部，可以追溯到托勒密时期（公元前4 - 1世纪）。本文概述了针对广泛受众（包括来自不同学科的专家）创建和解释可视化的方法学工作流程。使用3Dslicer软件对计算机断层数据进行后处理（Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine）。可视化包括轴向切片、多平面重构、3D体渲染和分割。投影x线摄影和计算机断层扫描进行了人类学和考古病理学检查，显示这个人是一个大约8岁的男孩。木乃伊的制作过程遵循了传统的做法，包括经鼻清洗和直肠摘除。该研究还确定了死后的变化，可能是由于历史上的展示实践，可能包括在脊柱中插入一根杆子。

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Exploring Mycenaean knappers’ toolkit: confocal microscopy and surface topography 探索迈锡尼工匠的工具箱：共聚焦显微镜和表面形貌

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Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage

Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.daach.2026.e00513

Odysseas Boitte , Roberto Vargiolu , Hassan Zahouani , Haris Procopiou

The aim of this preliminary pilot study is to develop methods for the observation and characterisation of Aegean Bronze Age stone arrowheads. This will allow us to reconstruct the techniques employed for their manufacture. The tools and gestures used are actually related to technical traditions, the skills of the knappers and their perception of the properties of raw materials.

This research project combines the analysis of archaeological arrowheads from various Aegean sites with an experimental programme that replicates arrowheads manufacture with deer antler and copper alloy flakers.

While low-magnification macroscopic observation successfully documented the shaping techniques employed, it proved insufficient to determine the type of flaker used. To overcome this limitation, silicone replicas of archaeological artefacts and experimentally knapped arrowheads were analysed using optical imaging and confocal microscopy in particular, which provided high-precision topographic data. These datasets were then processed using the method of the continuous wavelet transform (CWT) to enable a quantitative assessment and characterisation of the surfaces.

The results indicate that each tool material produces a distinctive topographic signature: regular, tightly spaced undulations for copper and more irregular patterns for bronze and deer antler. A multi-scale quantitative approach has the potential to distinguish between knapping tools and to deepen our understanding of Mycenaean manufacturing techniques, knappers abilities, know-how and expertise.

这项初步试验研究的目的是发展对爱琴海青铜时代石器箭头的观察和特征的方法。这将使我们能够重建用于制造它们的技术。使用的工具和手势实际上与技术传统、匠人的技能和他们对原材料属性的感知有关。该研究项目结合了对来自爱琴海不同遗址的考古箭头的分析，以及一个实验项目，该项目复制了用鹿角和铜合金薄片制造的箭头。虽然低倍率宏观观察成功地记录了所采用的整形技术，但它证明不足以确定所使用的剥皮器的类型。为了克服这一限制，研究人员利用光学成像和共聚焦显微镜对考古文物和实验箭头的硅胶复制品进行了分析，这些复制品提供了高精度的地形数据。然后使用连续小波变换（CWT）方法处理这些数据集，以便对表面进行定量评估和表征。结果表明，每种工具材料都产生了独特的地形特征：铜的规则，紧密间隔的波动，而青铜和鹿角的不规则图案。多尺度定量方法有可能区分不同的敲击工具，并加深我们对迈锡尼制造技术、敲击者能力、技术诀窍和专业知识的理解。

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