REVEAL intermediate report

Eben Gay, David B. Cooper, Benjamin B. Kimia, Gabriel Taubin, Daniel Cabrini, Suman Karumuri, Will Doutre, Shubao Liu, Katharina Galor, Donald Sanders, Andrew R. Willis

Abstract: REVEAL, (Reconstruction and Exploratory Visualization: Engineering meets Art / ArchaeoLogy) is a four year NSF-funded project promoting paradigm shifts in archaeology, currently at the 1.5 year point This is a project to create an environment for acquiring and presenting archaeological data in a way that streamlines the excavation process and supports and enhances the expert's understanding of the data. REVEAL leverages three aspects of technology: using vision algorithms to speed up or replace measurement and documentation tasks, using computer automation to speed up data entry tasks, using integrated 2D and 3D media to enhance data comprehension. This paper is an update on what the project has accomplished, what has been learned, and what is planned for the rest of the project.