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We propose a rotational symmetry evaluation method that is used to determine the manufacturing technique of rotationally symmetric pottery like vessels. With the help of scanned 3D data of the surface of the vessel the symmetry is determined which is used to derive the manufacturing technique for this particular vessel. For example it can be determined whether or not a turning wheel was used to manufacture the vessel. Results for trditionally manufactured new vessels and ancient vessels are given and the applicability of the method in archaeology is shown.
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Mara, H., Sablatnig, R. (2006). Determination of Ancient Manufacturing Techniques of Ceramics by 3D Shape Estimation. In: Zha, H., Pan, Z., Thwaites, H., Addison, A.C., Forte, M. (eds) Interactive Technologies and Sociotechnical Systems. VSMM 2006. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 4270. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11890881_38
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