Ilaria Trizio, Federica Miconi, Augusto Ciciotti, Francesca Savini
The paper presents the first results of a research project aimed at digitizing the restoration process of the monastic complex of Santa Maria a Graiano, located in Fontecchio (AQ). The parametric model allows the management of heterogeneous data derived from multidisciplinary knowledge processes and facilitates data sharing. The representative modelling of the artefact after the damage caused by the 2009 earthquake, to which the planned restoration operations were linked, compared to the parametric model of the artefact after restoration, allowed cooperation between different professionals,...
TC4 MetroArchaeo 2023
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· 2023
· 10.21014/tc4-ARC-2023.022
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Francesca Adesso, Emanuela Faresin, Giuseppe Salemi
Archaeological contexts are extremely dynamic, undergoing changes over time that profoundly alter the archaeological record, both due to intentional human manipulation and natural degradation phenomena. These post-depositional phenomena distort our perception of ancient contexts, often making it difficult to recognize the original arrangement and to understand what the archaeologist is analyzing. This aspect especially concerns the funerary contexts, like burials, which are subject to numerous natural or anthropogenic changes. This study shows how, by analyzing funerary contexts in a...
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· 2023
· 10.21014/tc4-ARC-2023.021
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Marta Cecchitelli, Giorgia Fiori, Gabriele Bocchetta, Federico Filippi, Fabio Leccese, Jan Galo, Salvatore Andrea Sciuto, Andrea Scorza
In the last few years, 3D printing has been used in archaeology and cultural heritage fields for different purposes, i.e., research, conservation and access to museum exhibitions. Among the different technologies of 3D printing, e.g., stereolithography or selective laser sintering, this study focuses on the quality assessment of printed models using fused deposition modeling technology. To simulate an anatomical archaeological find, a cranial model assumed as a gold standard has been printed from computed tomography (CT) data of a human skull. Eight 3D printed (3DP) models have been...
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· 2023
· 10.21014/tc4-ARC-2023.020
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Luca Lucchetti
The contribution proposed here is linked to the doctoral research being carried out, which aims to develop a 3D GIS (Geographic Information System) platform that can integrate all the software necessary for the elaboration of a scientifically correct virtual restoration and at the same time can contain all the documentation relating to the intervention itself, the analyses carried out and the sources used. The contribution, therefore, will focus only on the specific case of the 3D virtual restoration of artefacts starting from the data coming from one of the case studies investigated,...
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· 2023
· 10.21014/tc4-ARC-2023.019
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Alessia Brucato, Rosa Lasaponara, Nicola Masini
Archaeological looting is a known threat and causes irreversible damage to historical heritage. In Perù, looting of the grave robbers is a diffuse and ancient problem, starting in the first centuries of the Spanish colonization: the search for gold of the Conquistadores. The desert areas of the Peruvian southern and central coast are the most affected by the relentless plundering of archaeological sites. To counter this scourge, in recent years, many studies succeeded in monitoring the archaeological contexts via satellite remote sensing and automatic digital workflows. In this paper we...
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· 2023
· 10.21014/tc4-ARC-2023.018
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Salvatore Piro, Daniela Zamuner, Daniele Verrecchia, Tommaso Leti Messina
The geophysical prospection is generally considered as the attempt to locate structures of archaeological interest buried in the natural subsoil, but in many cases, when applied in urban centers, this attempt could file due to the effect and disturbances caused by recent man-made structures in the subsoil, covering any signal related to possible archaeological structures. In the present paper the GPR surveys carried out in two urban archaeological sites in Roma, characterised by different targets and environmental conditions, are presented and discussed.
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· 2023
· 10.21014/tc4-ARC-2023.017
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Davide Tanasi, Katya Stroud, David Cardona, Dario Calderone, Paolo Trapani, Frederick Pirone
The Maltese archipelago is home to megalithic structures of extraordinary interest for archaeo-astronomy. Some of those impressive prehistoric complexes have revealed significant architectural and topographic features reflecting a certain knowledge of the celestial bodies and astronomical phenomena by their ancient builders. While previous archaeo-astronomical studies of these Neolithic structures were primarily based on traditional methods, this paper presents an innovative approach for the case study of the Borg in-Nadur site. Through an ensemble of techniques, such as terrestrial laser...
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· 2023
· 10.21014/tc4-ARC-2023.016
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Daniela Tarallo, Michele Punzo, Vincenzo Di Fiore, Carla Sfameni, Francesca Colosi, Anna De Meo, Tommaso Leti Messina, Daniele Verrecchia
The development of geophysical exploration and techniques have proven to be of great help in identifying and classifying buried surfaces and for planning future excavation strategies. The purpose of this work is to detect the presence of buried structures (walls, floors, etc.) in unexplored areas of the Villa of St. Pietro ad Muricentum (Montebuono, Italy) and the Villa of Collesecco (Cottanello, Italy). Both areas were investigated with the Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR). The preliminary results show anomalies a few meters deep attributable to buried archaeological structures. These...
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· 2023
· 10.21014/tc4-ARC-2023.015
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Giancarlo De Pascalis, Lara De Giorgi, Ivan Ferrari, Francesco Giuri, Dora Francesca Barbolla, Lucrezia Longhitano, Chiara Torre, Giovanni Leucci
The basilica of Santa Caterina D Alessandria was built between 1369 and 1391, by order of Raimondello Orsini del Balzo. These, on one of his many journeys, returning from the Crusades, went as far as the summit of Mount Sinai to pay homage to the body of Saint Catherine. The building, on Raimondello s death in 1405, will be completed by his wife, Princess Maria d Enghien, and then by his son, Giovanni Antonio Orsini Del Balzo. A study, using ground penetrating radar tecnique (GPR) was undertaken inside the Basilica in order to investigate the oldest structure of the church. The GPR analysis...
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· 2023
· 10.21014/tc4-ARC-2023.014
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Isabella Baldini, Carla Sfameni, Lara De Giorgi, Ivan Ferrari, Francesco Giuri, Chiara Torre, Giovanni Leucci
The Roman Villa at Piazza Armerina, which has been on the UNESCO list of sites since 1997, is an exceptional example of a prestigious residence from the late antique period. In order to plan new excavations in the area close to the villa s warehouses and in other parts not yet investigated, geophysical surveys were undertaken in the summer of 2022. In this paper, the interesting results will be presented.
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· 2023
· 10.21014/tc4-ARC-2023.013
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