Simone Pio Barbagallo, Maura Fugazzotto, Lucrezia Longhitano, Roberta Occhipinti, Dario Allegra, Germana Barone, Paolo Mazzoleni, Filippo Stanco
This work presents the digitization of the Levante Cloister and other hidden spaces within the Benedictine Monastery of Catania (Italy) using the Matterport Pro3 scanner. The project supports interdisciplinary research into stratigraphy in architectural contexts by creating accurate 3D digitizations of complex architectural environments. The methodology involves systematic Light Detection and Ranging(LiDAR)-based scanning, data processing, and integration with stratigraphic information, enabling detailed spatial and historical analysis and virtual exploration. The resulting models facilitate...
TC26 MetroArcheo Conference 2025
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· 2025
· 10.21014/tc26-2025.095
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Elide Nastri, Paolo Todisco
This study explores the vibroacoustic characteristics of the roofless Chapel of Madonna del Fieno (Fisciano municipality, Campania Region, Italy), a church dating back to the 14th century. This partially ruined architecture, despite its poor preservation, still contributes to the perceived identity of the place. However, such a genius loci, as an immaterial component of cultural heritage, is not only determined by the vision of the structure, but also by the acoustic perceptions inside its spaces, which could be further valorized in the future. This research investigates the vibroacoustic...
TC26 MetroArcheo Conference 2025
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· 2025
· 10.21014/tc26-2025.094
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Jacopo Crezzini, Adriano Farina, Enrico Armelloni, Riccardo Salvini, Annamaria Ronchitelli, Stefano Ricci, Francesco Boschin
We present the first results of the archaeoacustic investigations at Grotta Paglicci (Apulia - Southern Italy), a Palaeolithic site remarkable for the finding of some portable art objects and for the presence of wall paintings. Significant differences in the acoustic properties among the three main internal rooms, which might have been relevant for Paleolithic hunter-gatherer’s use of the cave were recorded. Building on this interesting data, we propose a new protocol that combines the collection of the acoustic measures in situ and their application to an editable 3D cave model. This...
TC26 MetroArcheo Conference 2025
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· 2025
· 10.21014/tc26-2025.093
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Marco Casazza, Rosa Fiorillo, Fabrizio Barone
This study presents a non-invasive methodology for the chronological assessment of historical church bells based on vibroacoustic analysis and musical temperament matching. The method involves recording each bell’s acoustic emission, extracting the main spectral components, and comparing them to theoretical frequency sets derived from historical temperaments. Applied to eight bronze bells from Salerno Cathedral, dating from the 13th to the 19th century, the approach successfully identified a correspondence between each bell’s tonal profile and the temperament systems historically in use...
TC26 MetroArcheo Conference 2025
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· 2025
· 10.21014/tc26-2025.092
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Fabrizio Barone, Rosa Fiorillo, Armando di Maio, Marco Casazza
Recent studies proved that, at least since the Medieval epoch, the sound of bells played a broader role than the liturgic one. In the Norman period, for example, it played an immaterial social role as a tool for territorial management and coordination, as verified in Southern Italy, reflecting also the evolution of the relationship between old and new rulers and the Church. The positioning of bell towers and towers was part of the integration between the defensive and liturgical buildings network, manifesting itself with the propagation of the sound of the bells. In this context, adopting a...
TC26 MetroArcheo Conference 2025
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· 2025
· 10.21014/tc26-2025.091
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Davide Tanasi, Alex Fawbush, Stephan Hassam, Dario Calderone
This paper presents an integrated digital documentation strategy for the Middle Bronze Age necropolis of Cozzo del Pantano (Sicily), employing terrestrial laser scanning and digital photogrammetry to capture and analyze fragile archaeological features embedded in a complex natural landscape. The project identified and modeled twenty-four tombs, revealing evidence of diachronic reuse and transformation. The resulting 3D data, publicly disseminated via Sketchfab, supports both scholarly analysis and heritage valorization. This work highlights the potential of noninvasive digital metrology to...
TC26 MetroArcheo Conference 2025
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· 2025
· 10.21014/tc26-2025.090
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Francesco Colace, Angelo Lorusso, Michele Pellegrino, Domenico Santaniello
This study aims to contribute to developing a multidisciplinary methodological framework and a functional workflow tailored to the specific requirements of archaeological documentation and the investigation of prehistoric art. Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI) was tested on engraved pebbles recovered during the archaeological excavations at Grotta di Santa Maria di Agnano (Ostuni, BR – Italy). The results indicate that the interactive processing of false-3D imagery significantly enhances the recording of fine details, thereby enabling the preliminary stages of a palaeographic analysis...
TC26 MetroArcheo Conference 2025
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· 2025
· 10.21014/tc26-2025.089
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Sakura Sanada
This study tries to identify the component of the white pigment used in the so-called ‘caliciform beakers’, referring to the preliminary pottery analyses conducted by the author using a Raman spectrometer and a microscope. The results of the archaeometric analyses are considered ethnographically to see what pottery vessels were for the people and how a particular pottery decoration technique was conveyed in northeastern Africa during the Neolithic period. This study sheds light on the meaning of pottery vessels for the people and the information flow in northeast Africa during the late...
TC26 MetroArcheo Conference 2025
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· 2025
· 10.21014/tc26-2025.088
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Paolino Trapani, Marianna Figuera, Simona V. Todaro, Anna M. Gueli, Filippo Stanco
This paper presents the preliminary results of an in-situ three-dimensional digitization campaign carried out on 41 artifacts from the Museum of Archaeology of the University of Catania, with a particular focus on prehistoric materials representative of early Sicilian cultures. Conducted within active exhibition spaces illuminated by 5500 K LED fixtures and indirect natural daylight, the protocol employed a sequential workflow integrating structured–light scanning and calibrated photogrammetry. A single reference capture of an X-Rite ColorChecker Classic per artifact enabled the derivation...
TC26 MetroArcheo Conference 2025
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· 2025
· 10.21014/tc26-2025.087
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Davide Tanasi, Alex Fawbush, Kaitlyn Kingsland, Dario Calderone, Eleanor Scerri, Nicholas C. Vella, Huw Groucutt
This paper presents the high-resolution 3D digitization of the Mesolithic archaeological site of Latnija (Għar Tuta), located in a doline in northern Malta. The study employed terrestrial laser scanning using the Faro Focus s150 scanner to generate a precise digital representation of the site's complex geological and archaeological context. The resulting point cloud data, meticulously processed in Faro Scene, was optimized, filtered, and transformed into a detailed 3D mesh model. Despite challenges such as geological instability and limited scan overlap, the digitized model achieved high...
TC26 MetroArcheo Conference 2025
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· 2025
· 10.21014/tc26-2025.086
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