@article{8a52f82d58204139a171bc9400418ccf,
title = "Raman Binary Mapping of Iron Age Ostracon in an Unknown Material Composition and High-Fluorescence Setting—A Proof of Concept",
abstract = "The textual evidence from ancient Judah is mainly limited to ostraca, ink-on-clay inscriptions. Their facsimiles (binary depictions) are indispensable for further analysis. Previous attempts at mechanizing the creation of facsimiles have been problematic. Here, we present a proof of concept of objective binary image acquisition, via Raman mapping. Our method is based on a new peak detection transform, handling the challenging fluorescence of the clay, and circumventing preparatory ink composition analysis. A sequence of binary mappings (signifying the peaks) is created for each wavelength; their legibility reflects the prominence of Raman lines. Applied to a biblical-period ostracon, the method exhibits high statistical significance.",
keywords = "Raman mapping, biblical archaeology, facsimile, high fluorescence, implicit and posterior composition analysis, ostracon, peak transform",
author = "A. Shaus and B. Sober and O. Tzang and Z. Ioffe and O. Cheshnovsky and I. Finkelstein and E. Piasetzky",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2018 University of Oxford",
year = "2019",
month = apr,
doi = "10.1111/arcm.12419",
language = "אנגלית",
volume = "61",
pages = "459--469",
journal = "Archaeometry",
issn = "0003-813X",
publisher = "Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd",
number = "2",
}