The Study of Three-Dimensional Fingerprint Recognition in Cultural Heritage

Fingerprints play a central role in any field where person identification is required. In forensics and biometrics, three-dimensional fingerprint-based imaging technologies, corresponding recognition methods, have been vastly investigated. cultural heritage, preliminary studies provide evidence that the impressions left on objects from past (ancient fingerprints) are of paramount relevance to understand socio-cultural systems former societies, possibly identify single producer multiple potteries, authenticate artist sculpture. These findings suggest study ancient fingerprints can be further investigated open new avenues research. However, potential for capturing analyzing still largely unexplored context heritage fact, most existing focused plane fingerprint representations commercial software image processing. Our aim outline opportunities challenges digital answering range questions Therefore, we summarize reconstruction analyses used biometrics could beneficial heritage. addition, analyze works conducted potteries ceramic/fired clay sculptures. We conclude with discussion future initiate novel strategies acquisition, digitization, processing within community.