RASCAL: Robotic Arm for Sherds and Ceramics Automated Locomotion

Deborah Wang,Brandon Lutz,Peter J. Cobb,Philip Dames,Deborah Wang,Brandon Lutz,Peter J. Cobb,Philip Dames

Ceramics are one of the major sources of information about the past for archaeologists, with a typical archaeological dig unearthing 1000’s of pottery fragments (sherds) each day. However, archaeologists often are not allowed to remove these sherds from their home countries. Therefore, logging data (e.g., mass, color, decoration) in the field is the only way to record valuable information about th...