Artifact3-D offers a suite of functions for analysing 3D scans of archaeological artifacts. These functions are repeatable, objective, precise, and customizable. Functions are also available for the neat documentation of artifacts. Individual artifacts can be imported, analyzed and their documentation exported, or entire assemblages can be automatically analyzed.
Please cite: Grosman L, et al. (2022) Artifact3-D: New software for accurate, objective and efficient 3D analysis and documentation of archaeological artifacts. PLoS ONE 17(6): e0268401. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0268401
To install, download "Artifact3-D Installation.zip" available in the Files tab, or click Download (green button) in the Summary tab. Please see the README file for installation instructions.
The open source MATLAB code is available at the following link (https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/17RMndfkIGmS_aIdW8rc9vxDO4gBuduvt?usp=sharing).
Features
- Import and visualize 3D models of artifacts
- Automatically extract common linear measurements
- Compute surface area, volume, center of mass, edge angles, asymmetry, scar attributes
- Export metrics and figures for each analysis
- Generate publication ready figures of artifacts
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