Search results for "Virtual Archaeology"
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Alesa Arconidea (Tusa): proposta ricostruttiva dell’agora tardo ellenistica
2022
In the second half of the second century BC, in the wake of the building renovation that affected the most important urban centers of northern Sicily, even the ancient city of Alesa Arconidea remodeled its monumental structure. The agora/forum, in particular, was restructured in a scenographic system, acquiring the architectural characteristics of a typical Hellenistic monumental complex, similar to those of Greece and Asia Minor, by which it was influenced. In planimetric terms, to date up to the present time, the agora represents a unicum in Sicily because of its Π shape with deep double columns of the arcade, which enclose a large square excluded to vehicular traffic. Recent researches a…
Il progetto ‘Hierapolis Virtuale’: analisi integrate per lo studio dell’architettura ierapolitana. L’esempio del teatro extraurbano
2016
Nell’ambito delle attività della Missione Archeologica Italiana a Hierapolis di Frigia è stato sviluppato un ambizioso progetto di restituzione dell’immagine della città ellenistico-romana e bizantina denominato ‘Hierapolis Virtuale’, finalizzato al restauro virtuale e alla ricostruzione tridimensionale dei complessi monumentali oggetto di indagine da parte dei vari team di ricerca. Il progetto nasce nel 2007 e prende spunto da alcuni lavori eseguiti dal Laboratorio di Informatica Applicata ai Beni Archeologici e Monumentali dell’IBAM-CNR di Lecce negli anni precedenti, quali lo studio ricostruttivo del Ninfeo dei Tritoni, realizzato nel 2004 (rielaborato ed aggiornato nel 2010) e le scansi…
The Virtual Reconstruction of the Aesculapius and Hygeia Statues from the Sanctuary of Isis in Lilybaeum: Methods and Tools for Ancient Sculptures’ E…
2022
Thanks to recent technological developments in 3D surveys, computer graphics and virtual reality, new scenarios have been opened for the documentation and enhancement of ancient sculptures. When not totally preserved, sculptures can be digitally reproduced, modified and visualized to simulate their physical or virtual reconstruction in a non-invasive way for specialists or for dissemination aims. The virtual sculptural reconstruction process starts usually from the 3D survey of real fragments, and then continues by integrating missing parts with 3D modelling techniques by means of source evaluation. Along with primary data sources (reality-based model), secondary data sources (photos, drawi…
Research on the Theatre at Hierapolis Phrygia:An Integrated Approach
2011
Since 2004 the Theatre at Hierapolis in Phrygia has been the centre of a new research programme, led by Prof. Dr. Francesco D’Andria of Università del Salento, that incorporates architectural study, restorations and the monument’s presentation to the public. The programme has been conducted by the architectural historians from Politecnico di Torino and experts in 3D modelling and graphical restoration from IBAMLecce.
Multidisciplinary Approaches to Study Ancient Cities in a Seismic Region
2022
The paper focuses on the strong connections between natural resources, environment, and urban development in the Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine city of Hierapolis of Phrygia (Pamukkale, Turkey). The ancient city was founded on a travertine terrace crossed by an active fault, responsible for impressive geothermal phenomena, i.e., flowing of thermal water, emission of gases, and frequent earthquakes, while the surrounding territory offered various stone qualities (travertine, alabaster, marbles, etc.). These environmental features affected the cultural identity of Hierapolis and its urban layout, conditioning also the construction techniques and the monumentalization of the city. In recent…
Rilievo e ricostruzione virtuale del Ponte Sud di Hierapolis di Frigia (Turchia)
2015
[ES] El artículo se refiere al levantamiento topográfico y la reconstrucción en 3D de un puente-acueducto romano situado inmediatamente al sur de Hierápolis, en Frigia (suroeste de Turquía), a lo largo del antiguo camino dirigido a Colosas, en el interior de Anatolia. Actualmente sólo se conservan su pilar sur y escasos restos del pilar norte. Se encuentra en una situación muy difícil, en el interior de un valle estrecho y profundo, y nunca se ha estudiado antes. Durante la campaña de trabajo de campo de 2011 de la Misión Arqueológica Italiana, fue examinado con un diferencial de alta precisión del sistema GPS (para la documentación del plan y su posicionamiento en el mapa digital arqueológ…
3D Reconstruction of the Sant’Angelo Vecchio Necropolis
2016
The contribution concerns the reconstructive study of the necropolis of Sant'Angelo Vecchio in Metaponto
Indagini multidisciplinari e ricostruzione virtuale: il caso di studio del Teatro Nord di Hierapolis di Frigia (Turchia)
2018
The contribution concerns the multidisciplinary research conducted on the North Theatre of Hierapolis in Phrygia (south-western Turkey), built in the 2nd cent. AD and collapsed because of an earthquake in the third quarter of the 4th cent. AD. A systematic analysis and topographical survey of the remains of the Theatre were performed, and plan of the building was integrated into the digital archaeological map of the city. These data were combined with those from the geological study of the site (characterized by landslides) and from the geophysical prospecting (magnetometry and GPR) carried out in the area of the scaena and in the space between the Theatre and the North Agora. The integrati…
ANTICO E (È) CONTEMPORANEO
2021
Revisione e cura di riflessioni sul ruolo dell'antichità quale presenza viva nella eta contemporanea review and some reflections about the antiquity like living presence inthe context of the contemporary age
New Architectural Work on the Akropolis of Selinous, Sicily: Towards a Digital Platform for Cultural Heritage
2020
While many papers in this volume and in other recent architectural publications have been enhanced by digitally generated imagery, architectural historians have not often considered explicitly the impact of the increasing reliance on digital methods for the recording, analysis, and publication of antiquity. The relative silence in the literature does not yet reflect the many lively conversations taking place among researchers who have experimented with and adopted a range of methods. Some tools for spatial analysis such as GIS have become standards in the field, whereas imaging techniques like Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI) show great potential in a variety of applications. Archit…