Academic Article

From Field Archaeology to Virtual Reconstruction: A Five Steps Method Using the Extended Matrix

Title: From Field Archaeology to Virtual Reconstruction: A Five Steps Method Using the Extended Matrix
Creator(s): Demetrescu, Emanuel; Ferdani, Daniele
Date: 2021
Is Part Of: Applied Sciences
Volume: 11
Issue: 11
Language: eng
Rights: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
ISSN: 2076-3417
Short Title: From Field Archaeology to Virtual Reconstruction
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/app11115206
Zotero BiDiAr: https://www.zotero.org/groups/5293298/bidiar/items/ZB9WK5XN/item-list
Abstract: This article is framed into the theoretical and methodological background of virtual archaeology. The advantages of virtual archaeology and its weak points have long been discussed in academia, formulating theoretical foundations and principles to be followed in order to guarantee scientific results, where data are traceable, transparent and verifiable. Gathering the inheritance of the last 30 years of debates and research, this work proposes implementing these principles through the formulation of a methodological approach, to virtual reconstruction of archaeological contexts, consisting of an application protocol articulated in five steps. In particular, the proposed methodology is grounded in the Extended Matrix (EM), a formal language and tools entirely developed and tested by the Virtual Heritage lab of the CNR ISPC. The EM takes its cue from the Matrix of Harris and adapts its system to the specific needs arising in the fields of virtual reconstruction and scientific visualisation. This protocol, which ranges from fieldwork to the publication of scientific data, has been tested and systematised in over ten years of activity on various complex and significant archaeological contexts. In the article, each methodological step is supported by case studies described in detail and accompanied by a graphic apparatus that clearly illustrates the results obtained. These case studies led to the definition of version 1.2 of the EM as described in the methods section.
Tag: 3D modeling; digital archaeology; Extended Matrix; field archaeology; virtual archaeology; virtual reconstruction
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