A cross-cutting category focused on optical and sensor-based non-invasive techniques for investigating cultural heritage. Includes multispectral imaging, infrared and ultraviolet photography, GPR, thermography, and similar methods.
During the summers of 2016 and 2017, a series of Unoccupied Aircraft System (UAS, aka drone) missions were flown over the Vulci plateau, an archaeological relevant site near Rome, Italy. The city of Vulci played a prominent role in Italian history and remains a pivotal piece in understanding the physical and social changes that occurred for both Etruscan and Roman cultures between ~9th century BCE and the ~4th century CE. Given the temporal and financial costs of conducting traditional archaeological excavation on a city-wide scale, remote sensing provides a practical and effective method of collecting data that can give archaeologists a crucial perspective on the remains that lie beneath the surface. The UAS flights were conducted using fixed wing drones equipped with optical (RGB), red edge (RE) and near infrared (NIR) sensors. The present dataset provides raw geolocated images and processed geospatial products (orthomosaics, digital elevation models, and reflectance maps) for both survey years and all sensors. These data products are supplemented with information on individual flight dates, areal coverages, image processing workflows, and associated details on spatial accuracy and resolution. These data will expand the potential for new discoveries in this location through direct access to high quality geospatial information.
MedAfriCarbon radiocarbon database and web app are outcomes of the MedAfrica Project —Archaeological deep history and dynamics of Mediterranean Africa, ca. 9600-700 BC. The dataset presented here includes a collection of 1584 calibrated archaeological 14C dates from 1587 samples collected from 368 sites located in Mediterranean Africa (plus some additional dates whose published information is incomplete). The majority of the dates are linked to cultural and environmental variables, notably the presence/absence of different domestic/wild species and specific material culture.
The Villa Arianna is a structural complex located at the archaeological site Stabiae, Italy. The villa is renowned for its frescoes.
The Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies (CAST), University of Arkansas conducted a high density survey of the Villa Arianna in 2010. The survey focused on the garden floor and the adjoining rooms. The original scan files and registered point cloud are available here.
Visualizzazione 4D della Divina Commedia Ms. 1102 dalla Biblioteca Angelica. Il manoscritto 1102 della Divina Commedia di Dante Alighieri è stato realizzato in ambito emiliano, nel secondo quarto del XIV secolo, secondo i più recenti studi, dunque poco dopo la morte del poeta. Le carte, in pergamena, misurano 345 x 240 mm. La tradizione manoscritta della Commedia è molto ricca e il codice della Biblioteca Angelica è uno degli esemplari più antichi e preziosi del poema dantesco.
Il ricchissimo programma iconografico prevedeva 100 miniature, una per ogni canto del poema, a introdurne l’apertura. Ma solo le 34 miniature dell’Inferno furono realizzate; delle altre ci restano gli spazi bianchi destinati a ospitarle.
Numerose sono le abrasioni e le censure sulle immagini miniate, in particolare sulle nudità dei diavoli, forse operate da un proprietario particolarmente devoto. In numerose carte sono visibili macchie generate da passati agenti biodeteriogeni.
Modello 4D del LIBRO D'ORE Ms. 459 della Biblioteca Angelica. Il Libro d’Ore (ms. 459) è un compendio di testi devozionali a uso dei laici, modellato sul Breviario dei religiosi, il cui nucleo è costituito dall’Ufficio della Vergine. Questo manoscritto latino, in minuscola gotica francese, fu realizzato nella prima metà del XV secolo in ambito francese, su pergamena. È riccamente illustrato da 15 miniature a piena pagina con dorature. I libri d’ore cominciarono a diffondersi dalla metà del XIII secolo ed ebbero una straordinaria diffusione nei secoli XIV e XV, soprattutto in Francia e nei Paesi Bass, quando dalla preghiera collettiva, orale e ad alta voce, si passò a quella personale e silenziosa. Il loro semplice possesso era considerato garanzia di protezione, quasi fossero degli amuleti da portare con sé.
Visualizzazione 4D del De Balneis Puteolanis Ms. 1474 della Biblioteca Angelica. Il De Balneis Puteolanis è un poema in latino composto tra il 1211 e il 1221 che celebra le proprietà terapeutiche dei Bagni di Pozzuoli e Baia, ormai in rovina. L’autore è Pietro da Eboli, poeta attivo presso la corte normanna e poi sveva che, secondo la tradizione, lo dedicò all’imperatore Federico II di Svevia. L’originale andò presto perduto ma l’opera godette di una notevole fortuna e numerose copie furono realizzate nel corso del tempo. Questa della Biblioteca Angelica è la più antica che si conosca, commissionata forse dal figlio di Federico II, Manfredi, per onorare suo padre. Ed è anche la più preziosa per via delle sue miniature, piene di storie e di oro. Sono l’opera di una bottega napoletana della metà del 1200.
This dataset contains compositional (elemental abundance) and descriptive data for a total of 127 ceramic specimens from Italy, analyzed by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL). These data were generated by neutron activation analysis (NAA) at LBNL between the late 1960s and early 1990s. Data from the LBNL were transferred to the Archaeometry Laboratory at the University of Missouri, where they were digitized for distribution through tDAR. Elemental abundance data could not be located for 4 of these specimens. All descriptive and contextual data are drawn from the Berkeley archives, and may be incomplete.
This data set contains a number of digital models produced via 3D photogrammetric scanning as part of the SCAN4RECO project, funded by the European Horizon'2020 program. Scanning and processing of models was done with Pix4D Mapper and Autodesk ReMake software from images captured with Canon 5DS camera in 50 Megapixel image resolution. Example objects include Byzantine icons painted on wood, oil paintings on canvas and painted Venetian carnival paper masks.
Second version of the data set includes historical icons of Saint DImitrios and Saint Archangel Michael, an icon of Saint Mary painted specially for testing SCAN4RECO technologies, as well as models of an original high-relief sculpture from OPD and of its 3D printed copy (made by Fraunhofer-IGD and hand painted by RFSAT).
La collezione è composta da sei manoscritti custoditi presso la Biblioteca Augusta di Perugia, databili ai secoli XIII e XIV. Di questi, quattro sono di ambito umbro, uno è di provenienza bolognese e uno è riconducibile ad area toscana. Nel 2011 i codici sono stati oggetto di indagini diagnostiche non invasive eseguite dal Centro di Eccellenza SMAArt dell’Università di Perugia e dall’Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari del CNR, che hanno restituito elementi utili a ricostruire i materiali impiegati, le tecniche esecutive, la distinzione delle mani tra i diversi miniatori impegnati nella decorazione dei volumi nonché la loro localizzazione.
The study was undertaken in six medieval-like model glass samples UG (unaltered glass), MAK, MAR, MTA, MTB and MTN subjected to various environmental and atmospheric conditions in order to generate alteration layers of different characteristics. A potash-lime silicate glass, with composition similar to that of medieval glasses, was melted at 1400 °C during two hours, poured in a brass mould of rectangular cross section and annealed at 650 °C. The resulting glass ingot was cut in slices of around 10×10×2 mm3 and then polished using emery paper and an aqueous suspension of cerium oxide to obtain optical quality surfaces. Alteration of the glass slices was conducted by exposure to five different laboratory corrosion tests: SO2 corrosion for MAK sample, synthetic river water degradation for MAR, and degradation due to acid, basic and neutral medium for MTA, MTB and MTN, respectively. This dataset consists of images of the samples; Laser-induced Breakdown Spectrocopy (LIBS) spectra; Laser-induced Fluorescence (LIF) spectra; Optical Microscopy (OM); FT-Raman spectroscopy and Multi-Photon Excitation Fluorescence (MPEF) signals obtained with a Nonlinear optical microscopy (NLOM). This information allows characterizing the composition of both body glass and determining the thickness of the degradation layer. Images are presented in JPG. All spectra are presented in cvs format, in a single page.
Application of Close-Range SfM Photogrammetry on three bases of Etruscan Bronze Candelabra from Spina Necropolises.
This dataset contains the photogrammetry made 3D models of three Etruscan Bronze Candelabra found at Spina, dated to the 4th cent. BC, kept in the Archaeological Museum of Ferrara.
The models were made through Agisoft Metashape from previously taken RAW photos, at the National Archaeological Museum of Ferrara, for master thesis purposes. Some minor issues of the meshes were solved using Blender before texturing the models.
The folders are divided according to the tombs of provenance of the candelabra (T. 545, T. 1122, T. Unknown) and every folder contain: The OBJ, The texture, An additional folder with the reports generated from Agisoft Metashape.
