Geometric templates used in the Akrotiri (Thera) wall-paintings
C. PapaodysseusNational Technical University of Athens, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Application of Computer Science to Archaeology Group, GR-15773 Athens, GreeceMichail PanagopoulosNational Technical University of Athens, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Application of Computer Science to Archaeology Group, GR-15773 Athens, GreeceP. RousopoulosNational Technical University of Athens, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Application of Computer Science to Archaeology Group, GR-15773 Athens, GreeceGeorgios GalanopoulosNational Technical University of Athens, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Application of Computer Science to Archaeology Group, GR-15773 Athens, GreeceC. DoumasAkrotiri Excavations, Santorini, Er. Professor, National University of Athens, Greece
2008en
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Abstract
A research team at Akrotiri, Thera, here examine the Bronze Age frescoes and show that the artists were making use of templates of well known geometric curves. Some of the spirals, hyperbolae and ellipses which all feature in the repertoire do not occur in nature and must have their origin in some still unknown human science or aesthetic.
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