  The reassembly of a broken archaeological ceramic pottery is an open and
complex problem, which remains a scientific process of extreme interest for the
archaeological community. Usually, the solutions suggested by various research
groups and universities depend on various aspects such as the matching process
of the broken surfaces, the outline of sherds or their colors and geometric
characteris-tics, their axis of symmetry, the corners of their contour, the
theme portrayed on the surface, the concentric circular rills that are left
during the base construction in the inner pottery side by the fingers of the
potter artist etc. In this work the reassembly process is based on a different
and more secure idea, since it is based on the thick-ness profile, which is
appropriately identified in every fragment. Specifically, our approach is based
on information encapsulated in the inner part of the sherd (i.e. thickness),
which is not -or at least not heavily- affected by the presence of harsh
environmental conditions, but is safely kept within the sherd itself. Our
method is verified in various use case experiments, using cutting edge
technologies such as 3D representations and precise measurements on surfaces
from the acquired 3D models.
