AI Mobile Application for Archaeological Dating of Bronze Dings
This provides a practical tool for archaeologists and enthusiasts to quickly date bronze artifacts, though it is incremental as it applies existing deep learning methods to a new domain.
The researchers developed an AI mobile application to date bronze Dings by using classification and detection models trained on expert-annotated images, enabling users to get dating results and feature parts via smartphone photos.
We develop an AI application for archaeological dating of bronze Dings. A classification model is employed to predict the period of the input Ding, and a detection model is used to show the feature parts for making a decision of archaeological dating. To train the two deep learning models, we collected a large number of Ding images from published materials, and annotated the period and the feature parts on each image by archaeological experts. Furthermore, we design a user system and deploy our pre-trained models based on the platform of WeChat Mini Program for ease of use. Only need a smartphone installed WeChat APP, users can easily know the result of intelligent archaeological dating, the feature parts, and other reference artifacts, by taking a photo of a bronze Ding. To use our application, please scan this QR code by WeChat.