Exploring Cranial Macromorphoscopics from Adult Computed Tomography Scans Using an Anatomage Table
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Authors
Doyle, Anna Magdalena Leib
Issue Date
2022
Type
Thesis
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Keywords
Anatomage , Biological Anthropology , Computed Tomography Scans , Digital Imaging Methods , Macromorphoscopic Traits , Virtual Anthropology
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Abstract
Virtual anthropology has become popularized within the past decade providing ease of access to anthropological data and increasing the diversity of digital skeletal samples. This paper uses computed tomography scans of adults to test the efficacy of using the protocol developed by Stull et al. (2021), to collect macromorphoscopic (MMS) trait data from subadult computed tomography scans. This paper not only tests the potential application of these protocols on adults but also tests a technology new to the field of biological anthropology, the Anatomage Table. While Anatomage virtual dissection tables are commonly used in medical and educational settings, they provide a new technology for viewing 3D renderings of digitized images in biological anthropology. This project uses an Anatomage Table to produce 3D renderings of computed tomography scans obtained from the New Mexico Decedent Image Database (NMDID) to test the virtual MMS trait collection protocol.