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

Zusatztext This study presents an extraordinary piece of research ... opens up promising new paths Informationen zum Autor Melissa Terras is Lecturer in Electronic Communication, School of Library, Archive and Information Studies, University College London. Klappentext The ink and stylus tablets discovered at the Roman fort of Vindolanda are a unique historical resource but 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 use of techniques from Artificial Intelligence. Zusammenfassung The ink and stylus tablets discovered at the Roman fort of Vindolanda are a unique historical resource but 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 use of techniques from Artificial Intelligence. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Introduction 2: How Do Papyrologists Read Ancient Texts? Knowledge Elicitation and the Papyrologist (1) 3: The Palaeography of Vindolanda. Knowledge Elicitation and the Papyrologist (2) 4: Paul Robertson (co-author): Image to Interpretation (1). Using Artificial Intelligence to Read the Vindolanda Texts 5: Paul Robertson (co-author): Image to Interpretation (2). Results 6: Conclusion

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• Authors: Melissa Terras, Melissa (Lecturer in Electronic Communicat Terras, Terras Melissa
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 01.10.2006
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > IT; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Classical linguistics / literary studies; Fiction > Poetry, drama
• EAN: 9780199204557
• ISBN: 978-0-19-920455-7
• Pages: 264
• Series: Oxford Studies in Ancient Documents; Oxford Studies in Ancient Docu; Oxford Studies in Ancient Documents; Oxford Studies in Ancient Docu
• Subjects: European History, Artificial Intelligence, HISTORY / Ancient / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, British & Irish history, Ancient History, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Ancient history: to c 500 CE, COMPUTERS / Artificial Intelligence / General