Maria Concetta Botrugno, Giovanni D'Errico, Lucio Tommaso De Paolis
In addition to the current use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in archaeology, oriented to rebuild the historical evolution of an archaeological area by using aerial photogrammetry and relief of archaeological objects, is possible to consider the fruition through augmented reality. By using jointly UAVs and augmented reality, it is possible to explore sites which are not often directly accessible from the user and from different perspectives, by providing various types of contextual information (3d models, textual information, etc.) and directly on site. This work deals with a feasibility study...
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Francesco Gabellone, Ivan Ferrari, Francesco Giuri, Maria Chiffi
In this paper we illustrate the use of cognitive metaphors for the transmission of historical and cultural contents as an indispensable condition in the process of museum communication. For this we used the 3D computer graphics animation to introduce the subjects dealt with in the exhibition spaces dedicated to Queen Nefertari, the chapel of Maya, the tomb of Kha, the house of the Golden Bracelet and the house of Octavius Quartio. In these filmed segments, passive viewing is offset by an emotional approach that engages visitors in an information path where, despite the inactive mode of...
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Francesco Gabellone, Ivan Ferrari, Francesco Giuri
This paper presents the results achieved for the reconstructive study of the Greek-Roman theatre of Taormina, aimed at the realization of a Computer Graphic (CG) film presented at the G7 summit (26-27 May 2017). The reconstruction is now exposed to visitors within one of the two basilicas at the entrance of the theater. The work was commissioned by the Archaeological Superintendence - Park of Naxos- Taormina and proposes the ancient structure in its original aspect in two distinct phases. The first phase dating back to the first quarter of the II century A.D.. When, following a first imposed...
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Elisa Bonacini, Davide Tanasi
The aim of this paper is to present the participatory project "Sicilia Beni Culturali" on the izi.TRAVEL platform, launched in May 2016 and well known on social media as #iziTRAVELSicilia. Recognized as a facilitator of best practice digital promotion and valorization through storytelling and crowdsourcing culture, it has already involved thousands of people. With over 150 audio guides produced on the platform in just over a year, #iziTRAVELSicilia has become a real model of participation in co-creation of cultural values, by practicing the principles set out by the Faro Convention. In this...
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Ivan Ferrari, Aurora Quarta
The pier of San Cataldo (Le), located along the Adriatic coast about 10 Km from the ancient city of Lupiae, is the best preserved port structure of the Roman Age in Apulia. An initial survey, conducted between 2004 and 2007 by the Laboratory of Topography and Photogrammetry of University of Salento, allowed a direct analysis of the remains and the elaboration of a detailed survey of the visible portion on the mainland. Since 2013, the structure has been the subject of an excavation campaign: a further portion of the pier about 20 m longer was discovered at the end on the mainland, and, the...
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Jacopo Conti, Sonia Tucci, Luca Bellucci, Fabio Bona, Mauro Brilli, Francesca Giustini, Dawid Adam Iurino, Giuseppe Lembo, Massimo Massussi, Ilaria Mazzini, Beniamino Mecozzi, Brunella Muttillo, Dario Sigari, Flavia Strani, Mario Voltaggio, Raffaele Sardella
After 40 years of closure to researchers and public, Grotta Romanelli was reopened to scientific research in 2015. Continuing the tradition initiated by Blanc, the new excavations follow a multidisciplinary approach, involving specialists of different disciplines. A pivotal part of the project is also focused on digital technologies and experimental methods, to promote data sharing and scientific dissemination. With this aim, a 3D model of the entire cave has been produced by photogrammetry. This technique allows to create a 3D model of a real object, in a digital environment and with high...
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Gabriele Giacosa, Daniele Moro, Gianfranco Ulian, Silvano Zanna, Giovanni Valdrè
Archaeometrical investigation on the ceramic assemblage from Karkamis Höyük, ancient Karkemish started in 2016, mainly focusing on Iron Age materials. Preliminary cross-correlated analytical investigations highlighted crystal structure and chemical composition of samples, selected to represent all technological ceramic classes. This work reports on the first step of a broader program of analyses on both sherds and raw clay, with the aim to connect the site and its ceramic production with the geological deposits in the surrounding region.
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Nada A. Rasheed, Md Jan Nordin
This problem is divided into two subtasks: the classification of archaeological fragments into similar groups and reconstruction each group into the original objects. To solve this problem, a method has been proposed, which exploits the color and texture properties of the surfaces of the fragments. Furthermore, the reconstruction of archaeological fragments in 3D geometry is an important problem in pattern recognition. Therefore, this research has implemented the algorithms to reconstruct real datasets using Neural Networks. The challenge of this work is to reconstruct the objects without...
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Giuliana Taglieri, Davide Rigaglia, Lorenzo Arrizza, Valeria Daniele, Valentina Romè, Grazia Musolino
This paper focuses on the microscopic and mineralogical characterization of the materials of a precious medieval fresco painting, a byzantine "DormitioVirginis" in Sicily, discovered during a restoration work in a monastery located in the South of Italy. An exhaustive description of the original constituents has been obtained, enriching the knowledge on historical materials and techniques. Several techniques are used, such us optical and electron microscopy, X-ray fluorescence and X-ray diffraction, especially when the damage processes are the main concern. The experimental investigation,...
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Marco Corradi, Giulio Castori, Antonio Borri, Romina Sisti,Alessandro De Maria
This article presents a study carried out in the Nera's Valley of Umbria, Italy, funded by the ReLUIS Programme. The aim is to identify recurring collapse mechanisms for historic religious buildings, which, while providing important information for the improvement of their seismic performance, will be useful for a wide range of masonry constructions with similar geometrical parameters, traditional construction techniques and constituent materials. Three earthquake-damaged churches were studied and the collection and analysis of the data obtained from the survey have been discussed in order...
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