Morphometrics of (especially ceramic) Celtic artefacts - new methods of acquisition, systematization and valorization of the past

WILCZEK, Josef. Morphometrics of (especially ceramic) Celtic artefacts - new methods of acquisition, systematization and valorization of the past. In Wilczek, Josef; Cannot, Anna; Le Cozanet, Thibault ; Remy, Julie. Interdisciplinarité et nouvelles approches dans les recherches sur l'âge du Fer. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2017, p. 73-76. ISBN 978-80-210-8802-3. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.5817/CZ.MUNI.P210-8822-2017-10.

Basic information

• Original name: Morphometrics of (especially ceramic) Celtic artefacts - new methods of acquisition, systematization and valorization of the past
• Authors: WILCZEK, Josef (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution).
• Edition: Brno, Interdisciplinarité et nouvelles approches dans les recherches sur l'âge du Fer, p. 73-76, 4 pp. 2017.
• Publisher: Masarykova univerzita

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Proceedings paper
• Field of Study: 60102 Archaeology
• Country of publisher: Czech Republic
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• Publication form: printed version "print"
• WWW: URL
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14210/17:00106548
• Organization unit: Faculty of Arts
• ISBN: 978-80-210-8802-3
• Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.5817/CZ.MUNI.P210-8822-2017-10
• Keywords in English: ceramics; classification; La Tene; Iron Age; morphometrics
• Tags: rivok

Abstract

The work of archaeologists is generally based on the classification of archaeological artefacts. Amongst all observable intrinsic descriptors (material, decoration, fabrication mode/chaine operatoire, etc.), the shape is often considered as the most important feature, giving clues to study chronological, social, religious or cultural aspects of ancient populations. Although ceramic classifications are well elaborated nowadays, they are sometimes considered as being subjective, ambiguous and hard to implement. The main goal of the project is therefore to bridge the gap between archaeology and recent developments in mathematics, statistics and 2D/3D imagery, in order to (semi-)automatize the process of ceramic classification and attribution. We hope that the project will bring a normative and standardized solution, allowing to overcome the linguistic, temporal and spatial limitations. We hope that this solution will be possible to be easily generalized and adopted to study other kinds of archaeological artefacts (axes, brooches, swords, etc.).