Curious Mummies exhibition: multimedia content creation
The exhibition ‘Curious Mummies: From the Champollions to the…
We are delighted to see achievements of a multidisciplinary hard work in the open publication by Clémence Iacconi et al. revealing the “the extraordinary diversity of the textiles, as well as the presence of very rare tablet-woven textiles, hitherto known only from a handful of burials from the period [Iron Age]. “
Under the co-supervision of Emilie Leccia, scientist and technical project manager at Novitom, Clémence carried out methodological development regarding X-ray microtomography data collection and 3D-data analysis of very fragile pieces of Iron Age textiles.
Clémence explains: “The fact that we have 3D volumes means that we can carry out a non-invasive virtual and intensive search of these textiles. In this way, we can characterise them more precisely both morphologically (technical study) and chemically (compositions thanks to density contrasts).” [extrait de Représenter les textiles minéralisés du passé | ENS-PARIS-SACLAY, in French only]
[August 2024]
It was a real challenge for Novitom anc Clémence to develop new approaches for analysing and representing these textiles, exceptional by their age but complex in their structure and state of conservation. Virtual technical analysis of archaeological textiles by synchrotron microtomography – ScienceDirect
Funding and research partners: Université Paris-Saclay | ENS Paris-Saclay | CNRS | Sorbonne Université | Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi | UVSQ Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines | Ministère de la Culture | Museum national d’Histoire naturelle | Synchrotron SOLEIL
Related articles:
Virtual technical analysis of archaeological textiles by synchrotron microtomography – ScienceDirect [paywall]
Comment des fossiles textiles ont redonné son rang au prince celte du Paradis, plus de trente ans après les fouilles [in French only] Le Monde [paywall]
L’imagerie 3D révolutionne la recherche archéologique sur les textiles « fossilisés », [in French only] The Conversation [open access]
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