Looks interesting http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7024672.stm Illegible words on church headstones could be read once more thanks to a scan technology developed in the US. Scientists at Carnegie Mellon university are making high resolution 3D scans of tombstones to reveal the carved patterns in the stone. A computer matches the patterns to a database of signature carvings which reveals the words. The technique could one day also be used by doctors to examine a patient's tongue for signs of illness. Scientists often find it difficult to distinguish between natural phenomena and man-made art works carved into stone, due to the build-up of algae and surface dirt. At the moment, archaeologists are forced to do hand-tracing work with plastic sheets and to examine objects first hand in order to decipher obscured writings. Randi Bowles-Meentzen

HOW INTERESTING!!!! Thanks Randy!!! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Randi Meetzen" <meetzen@sbcglobal.net> To: <ohhuron@rootsweb.com>; <ohmuskin@aol.com>; <ohrichla@rootsweb.com>; <pawashin@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 12:10 PM Subject: [OHHURON] RESENDING GRAVESTONE SCANNING > Looks interesting > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7024672.stm > Illegible words on church headstones could be read once more thanks to > a > scan technology developed in the US. > Scientists at Carnegie Mellon university are making high resolution 3D > scans > of tombstones to reveal the carved patterns in the stone. > A computer matches the patterns to a database of signature carvings > which > reveals the words. > The technique could one day also be used by doctors to examine a > patient's > tongue for signs of illness. > Scientists often find it difficult to distinguish between natural > phenomena > and man-made art works carved into stone, due to the build-up of algae > and > surface dirt. > At the moment, archaeologists are forced to do hand-tracing work with > plastic sheets and to examine objects first hand in order to decipher > obscured writings. > > > > Randi Bowles-Meentzen > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > OHHURON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >