Modern analysis of rock art: Machine learning opens new doors in archaeology – Phys.org

Rock art of human figures created over thousands of years in Australia’s Arnhem Land has been put through a transformative machine learning study to analyse style changes over the years.
The study has tested different styles labelled ‘Northern Running figures’, ‘Dynamic figures’, ‘Post Dynamic figures’ and ‘Simple figures with Boomerangs’ to understand how these styles relate to one another.
Working with the Mimal and Marrku Traditional Owners of the Wilton River area in Australia’s Top End, South…

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