Title :
Sub-surface terahertz imaging through uneven surfaces: Visualizing Neolithic wall paintings in Çatalhöyük
Author :
Walker, Gillian C. ; Bowen, John W. ; Jackson, J. Bianca ; Matthews, Wendy ; Labaune, Julien ; Mourou, Gerard ; Menu, Michel ; Hodder, Ian
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Syst. Eng., Univ. of Reading, Reading, UK
Abstract :
Portions of Neolithic paintings at Çatalhöyük, Turkey, are hidden under uneven covering layers of plaster. Traditional terahertz data analysis has proven unsuccessful at subsurface imaging of these paintings. An imaging technique is presented, based around Gaussian beam-mode coupling, to visualize the obscured painting.
Keywords :
art; cements (building materials); data visualisation; image processing; painting; terahertz wave imaging; walls; Catalhoyuk; Gaussian beam-mode coupling; Neolithic wall painting visualization; Turkey; imaging technique; obscured painting; plaster; subsurface terahertz imaging; uneven covering layers; uneven surfaces; Couplings; Detectors; Educational institutions; Imaging; Painting; Surface reconstruction;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
