Image to Interpretation: An Intelligent System to Aid Historians in Reading the Vindolanda Texts

by Melissa Terras

The ink and stylus tablets discovered at the Roman fort of Vindolanda are a unique resource for scholars of ancient history. However, the stylus tablets in particular are extremely difficult to read. This book details the development of what appears to be the first system constructed to aid experts in the process of reading an ancient document, exploring the extent to which techniques from Artificial Intelligence can be used to develop a system that...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199204551
• ISBN13: 9780199204557
• Release Date: December 2006
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"