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ARCHAEOLOGY & PALEONTOLOGY

During the last decade, the analysis of 3D images obtained through Sensofar’s 3D optical profilers in the fields of Archaeology and Paleontology are providing excellent
results for:

The analysis of wear on archaeological tools and teeth to obtain information on how people
behaved in the past.

The characterization of ablation craters associated to Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy
(LIBS) measurements.

During the last decade, the analysis of 3D images obtained through Sensofar’s 3D optical profilers are providing excellent results for:

The analysis of wear on archaeological tools and teeth to obtain information on how people behaved in the past.

The characterization of ablation craters associated to Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) measurements.

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Case studies

The use of ochre 40,000 years ago in Africa

30 October, 2019 Archaeology & Paleontology, Case study, Tribology

We recorded the variables commonly used to characterize facets (size, presence of grooves or striations, localization on the fragment etc.) and conducted a non-destructive tribological analysis [...]

Prehistoric tool use and the evolution of landscapes: a 3D microwear perspective

4 December, 2019 Archaeology & Paleontology, Case study, Tribology

Characterization of ablation craters associated to Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) measurements

5 December, 2019 Archaeology & Paleontology, Case study, Tribology

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Why an Optical Profiler is crucial for Paleontology & Archaeology

How can an optical profiler help to discover the diets of extinct species? These and other questions will be answered during this session.

How can an optical profiler help to discover the diets of extinct species? And how did our ancient ancestors use tools in the Stone Age? These and other questions will be answered during this session.

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Dental microwear texture analysis: technical considerations

Robert S. Scott, Peter S. Ungar, Torbjorn S. Bergstrom, Christopher A. Brown, Alan Walker - Journal of Human Evolution Volume 51, Issue 4, October 2006, Pages 339-349

Dental microwear texture analysis: technical considerations

Robert S. Scott, Peter S. Ungar, Torbjorn S. Bergstrom, Christopher A. Brown, Alan Walker - Journal of Human Evolution Volume 51, Issue 4, October 2006, Pages 339-349

Dental Microwear Texture Analysis of Varswater Bovids and Early Pliocene Paleoenvironments of Langebaanweg, Western Cape Province, South Africa

Ungar, P.S., Merceron, G. & Scott, R.S - Journal of Mammalian Evolution 14, pages163?181

Dental Microwear Texture Analysis of Varswater Bovids and Early Pliocene Paleoenvironments of Langebaanweg, Western Cape Province, South Africa

Ungar, P.S., Merceron, G. & Scott, R.S - Journal of Mammalian Evolution 14, pages163?181

Ecogeographic variation in Neandertal dietary habits: Evidence from occlusal molar microwear texture analysis

Sireen El Zaatari, Frederick E. Grine, Peter S. Ungar, Jean-Jacques Hublin - Journal of Human Evolution Volume 61, Issue 4, October 2011, Pages 411-424

Ecogeographic variation in Neandertal dietary habits: Evidence from occlusal molar microwear texture analysis

Sireen El Zaatari, Frederick E. Grine, Peter S. Ungar, Jean-Jacques Hublin - Journal of Human Evolution Volume 61, Issue 4, October 2011, Pages 411-424

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During the last decade, the analysis of 3D images obtained through Sensofar’s 3D optical profilers in the fields of Archaeology and Paleontology are providing excellent results for:

During the last decade, the analysis of 3D images obtained through Sensofar’s 3D optical profilers are providing excellent results for:

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Characterization of ablation craters associated to Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) measurements

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During the last decade, the analysis of 3D images obtained through Sensofar’s 3D optical profilers in the fields of Archaeology and Paleontology are providing excellent
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