Date of Award
2019
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelors
Department
Social Sciences
First Advisor
Baram, Uzi
Area of Concentration
Anthropology
Abstract
The past decade has seen a rise in the use of newer and more specialized technologies for the documentation of human remains. This thesis focuses on 3D photogrammetry, which allows for the creation of 3D digital models using 2D photographs, and its usefulness in relation to the study and documentation of human remains within two anthropological subfields: bioarchaeology and forensic anthropology. The usefulness of photogrammetry is examined through multiple relevant case studies that have been performed by respected researchers in their fields as well as my own case study performing photogrammetry on a plastic skeleton. This thesis also addresses the ethical concerns that surround photogrammetry and other 3D imaging technologies as these technologies outpace the discussion of ethics. This is done through a series of questions, the answers to which are currently under discussion throughout the biological/physical anthropological community.
Recommended Citation
DiComo, Kara, "Anthropology’s [Digital] Skeletons: Photogrammetry and the Documentation of Human Remains" (2019). Theses & ETDs. 8.
https://digitalcommons.ncf.edu/theses_etds/8