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Computers aid museum study of ancient art and archaeology
The article notes growing use of computers by museum scholars to detect forgeries, classify artifacts, analyze content, and plot excavation sites. Virginia Burton and Carl Dauterman of the Metropolitan Museum of Art demonstrate drawing with electronic probes while Dee F. Green of Weber State College lectures on prehistoric American Indian culture using aerial photography data to guide excavations.
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Virginia Burton
New York
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Carl Dauterman