{"id":190,"date":"2023-05-09T20:39:31","date_gmt":"2023-05-09T18:39:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/people.unipi.it\/antonio_profico\/?page_id=190"},"modified":"2026-03-08T23:47:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T22:47:30","slug":"virtual-anthropology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/people.unipi.it\/antonio_profico\/corsi\/virtual-anthropology\/","title":{"rendered":"Virtual Anthropology (WCER\/WAR-LM)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignwide has-custom-content-position is-position-top-right\" style=\"min-height:90vh;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1398\" height=\"881\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-203\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/people.unipi.it\/antonio_profico\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/625\/2023\/05\/VA2.png\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.unipi.it\/antonio_profico\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/625\/2023\/05\/VA2.png 1398w, https:\/\/people.unipi.it\/antonio_profico\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/625\/2023\/05\/VA2-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/people.unipi.it\/antonio_profico\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/625\/2023\/05\/VA2-1024x645.png 1024w, https:\/\/people.unipi.it\/antonio_profico\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/625\/2023\/05\/VA2-768x484.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1398px) 100vw, 1398px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><strong>Course 2026<\/strong><br>3 CFU (II semester):<br>1 CFU, 8 lectures<br>2 CFU, 12 laboratory sessions<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">Aula SR E1 (Wednesday: 10.30 &#8211; 12.30)<br>Aula SR D1 (Friay: 10.30 &#8211; 12.30)<br><br><br><br><br><br>DESCRIPTION AND LEARNING OUTCOMES<br>Virtual anthropology is a multidisciplinary approach to <br>studying fossil specimens and human skeletal variations.<br>The course aims to provide the students with a solid understanding<br>of virtual anthropology and it can be applied in various fields.<br>The laboratory activity is mainly dedicated to the acquisition and creation of 3D models.<br>Furthermore, students will apply principles of virtual reconstruction<br>to the restoration of human fossil specimens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Link to the Google Classroom class:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/classroom.google.com\/u\/1\/c\/NzkzNjYwODg5MzI0\">Virtual Anthropology<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-small-font-size\"><br><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:94px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>SYLLABUS<br>An introduction to virtual anthropology; digital acquisition via photogrammetry, laser scanning and computerized tomography; an introduction to geometric morphometrics; paleoneurology; virtual restoration of damaged fossil specimens; 3D printing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/people.unipi.it\/antonio_profico\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/625\/2023\/05\/ezgif-1-c7181aa75f.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-231 size-full\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Digital acquisition: the student will learn how to build a 3D model using CT data, photogrammetry and laser scanning.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:94px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"643\" src=\"https:\/\/people.unipi.it\/antonio_profico\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/625\/2023\/05\/Picture13-1024x643.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-236 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.unipi.it\/antonio_profico\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/625\/2023\/05\/Picture13-1024x643.png 1024w, https:\/\/people.unipi.it\/antonio_profico\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/625\/2023\/05\/Picture13-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/people.unipi.it\/antonio_profico\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/625\/2023\/05\/Picture13-768x482.png 768w, https:\/\/people.unipi.it\/antonio_profico\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/625\/2023\/05\/Picture13.png 1271w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Shape analysis: the student will learn how to study fossil specimens, perform virtual reconstruction and measure skeletal shape and form.  <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:94px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1292\" height=\"736\" src=\"https:\/\/people.unipi.it\/antonio_profico\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/625\/2023\/05\/Picture6-3.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-222 size-full\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Retrodeformation: Throghout the definition of anatomical landmarks on the left and right sides the 3D model of a fossil specimen is retrodeformed.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:94px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/people.unipi.it\/antonio_profico\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/625\/2023\/05\/ezgif-1-3a645c7df1.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-237 size-full\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Paleoneurology: 3D model from CT-scan will be used to extract brain shape (endocast) from fossil and living specimens. Cranial endocasts are used to study hominin brain evolution<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:94px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"258\" src=\"https:\/\/people.unipi.it\/antonio_profico\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/625\/2023\/05\/Picture11.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-235 size-full\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>3D printing: during the lab sessions, the student will learn how to prepare and print 3D models. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SYLLABUSAn introduction to virtual anthropology; digital acquisition via photogrammetry, laser scanning and computerized tomography; an introduction to geometric morphometrics; paleoneurology;&hellip;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-dark btn-sm unipi-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/people.unipi.it\/antonio_profico\/corsi\/virtual-anthropology\/\">Leggi tutto&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":660,"featured_media":0,"parent":248,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-190","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"featured_image_src":null,"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Virtual Anthropology (WCER\/WAR-LM) - Antonio Profico<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/people.unipi.it\/antonio_profico\/corsi\/virtual-anthropology\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"it_IT\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Virtual Anthropology (WCER\/WAR-LM) - Antonio Profico\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"SYLLABUSAn introduction to virtual anthropology; 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