The effect of numerical aperture on quantitative use-wear studies and its implication on reproducibility
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- Autoren
- Ivan Calandra
- Lisa Schunk
- Konstantin Bob
- Walter Gneisinger
- Antonella Pedergnana
- Eduardo Paixao
- Andreas Hildebrandt
- Joao Marreiros
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- 10.1038/s41598-019-42713-w
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- PubMed Identifier: 31004088
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- 2045-2322
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- SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
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- ARTN 6313
- Datum der Veröffentlichung
- 2019
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- Titel
- The effect of numerical aperture on quantitative use-wear studies and its implication on reproducibility
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- 9
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- Abstract
- <jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Many archeologists are skeptical about the capabilities of use-wear analysis to infer on the function of archeological tools, mainly because the method is seen as subjective, not standardized and not reproducible. Quantitative methods in particular have been developed and applied to address these issues. However, the importance of equipment, acquisition and analysis settings remains underestimated. One of those settings, the numerical aperture of the objective, has the potential to be one of the major factors leading to reproducibility issues. Here, experimental flint and quartzite tools were imaged using laser-scanning confocal microscopy with two objectives having the same magnification but different numerical apertures. The results demonstrate that 3D surface texture ISO 25178 parameters differ significantly when the same surface is measured with objectives having different numerical apertures. It is, however, unknown whether this property would blur or mask information related to use of the tools. Other acquisition and analyses settings are also discussed. We argue that to move use-wear analysis toward standardization, repeatability and reproducibility, the first step is to report all acquisition and analysis settings. This will allow the reproduction of use-wear studies, as well as tracing the differences between studies to given settings.</jats:p>
- Autoren
- Ivan Calandra
- Lisa Schunk
- Konstantin Bob
- Walter Gneisinger
- Antonella Pedergnana
- Eduardo Paixao
- Andreas Hildebrandt
- Joao Marreiros
- DOI
- 10.1038/s41598-019-42713-w
- eISSN
- 2045-2322
- Ausgabe der Veröffentlichung
- 1
- Zeitschrift
- Scientific Reports
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- en
- Artikelnummer
- 6313
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- 2019
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- Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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- http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-42713-w
- Datum der Datenerfassung
- 2022
- Titel
- The effect of numerical aperture on quantitative use-wear studies and its implication on reproducibility
- Ausgabe der Zeitschrift
- 9
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- Abstract
- Many archeologists are skeptical about the capabilities of use-wear analysis to infer on the function of archeological tools, mainly because the method is seen as subjective, not standardized and not reproducible. Quantitative methods in particular have been developed and applied to address these issues. However, the importance of equipment, acquisition and analysis settings remains underestimated. One of those settings, the numerical aperture of the objective, has the potential to be one of the major factors leading to reproducibility issues. Here, experimental flint and quartzite tools were imaged using laser-scanning confocal microscopy with two objectives having the same magnification but different numerical apertures. The results demonstrate that 3D surface texture ISO 25178 parameters differ significantly when the same surface is measured with objectives having different numerical apertures. It is, however, unknown whether this property would blur or mask information related to use of the tools. Other acquisition and analyses settings are also discussed. We argue that to move use-wear analysis toward standardization, repeatability and reproducibility, the first step is to report all acquisition and analysis settings. This will allow the reproduction of use-wear studies, as well as tracing the differences between studies to given settings.
- Addresses
- TraCEr, Laboratory for Traceology and Controlled Experiments at MONREPOS Archaeological Research Centre and Museum for Human Behavioural Evolution, RGZM, Schloss Monrepos, 56567, Neuwied, Germany. calandra@rgzm.de.
- Autoren
- Ivan Calandra
- Lisa Schunk
- Konstantin Bob
- Walter Gneisinger
- Antonella Pedergnana
- Eduardo Paixao
- Andreas Hildebrandt
- Joao Marreiros
- DOI
- 10.1038/s41598-019-42713-w
- eISSN
- 2045-2322
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- PubMed Identifier: 31004088
- PubMed Central ID: PMC6474883
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- German Federal and Rhineland Palatinate funding:
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- 2019
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- Datum der Datenerfassung
- 2019
- Titel
- The effect of numerical aperture on quantitative use-wear studies and its implication on reproducibility.
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- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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- Ausgabe der Zeitschrift
- 9
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- Abstract
- Many archeologists are skeptical about the capabilities of use-wear analysis to infer on the function of archeological tools, mainly because the method is seen as subjective, not standardized and not reproducible. Quantitative methods in particular have been developed and applied to address these issues. However, the importance of equipment, acquisition and analysis settings remains underestimated. One of those settings, the numerical aperture of the objective, has the potential to be one of the major factors leading to reproducibility issues. Here, experimental flint and quartzite tools were imaged using laser-scanning confocal microscopy with two objectives having the same magnification but different numerical apertures. The results demonstrate that 3D surface texture ISO 25178 parameters differ significantly when the same surface is measured with objectives having different numerical apertures. It is, however, unknown whether this property would blur or mask information related to use of the tools. Other acquisition and analyses settings are also discussed. We argue that to move use-wear analysis toward standardization, repeatability and reproducibility, the first step is to report all acquisition and analysis settings. This will allow the reproduction of use-wear studies, as well as tracing the differences between studies to given settings.
- Date of acceptance
- 2019
- Autoren
- Ivan Calandra
- Lisa Schunk
- Konstantin Bob
- Walter Gneisinger
- Antonella Pedergnana
- Eduardo Paixao
- Andreas Hildebrandt
- Joao Marreiros
- Autoren-URL
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31004088
- DOI
- 10.1038/s41598-019-42713-w
- eISSN
- 2045-2322
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- PubMed Central ID: PMC6474883
- Ausgabe der Veröffentlichung
- 1
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- Sci Rep
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- eng
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- England
- Paginierung
- 6313
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- 10.1038/s41598-019-42713-w
- Datum der Veröffentlichung
- 2019
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- Published online
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- 2020
- Titel
- The effect of numerical aperture on quantitative use-wear studies and its implication on reproducibility.
- Sub types
- Journal Article
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- Ausgabe der Zeitschrift
- 9
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