Uncertainty in various forms is prevalent throughout Archaeology. With archaeological site data in particular, the dating regularly has significant uncertainty. In this paper we present an application that enables integrating and visualizing the temporal uncertainty for multiple 3D archaeological data sets with different dating. We introduce a temporal time window for dealing with the uncertain...

We report on a study carried out within the 3D MURALE project, in which the complete workflow necessary for automatic recording, reconstruction and interactive visualization of artefacts on archaeological excavation sites has been tested. With state-of-the-art technologies from digital photogrammetry, computer vision and computer graphics a prototypical pipeline for recording, 3D modeling and v...

Surveying the internal structure of a cave is an important part of any archaeological or palaeontological investigation of a cave locality. However, the use of standard topographical surveying techniques is often difficult due both to the irregular nature of the structure and to the difficult working conditions. This study uses a novel method based on ultrasound reflections to produce an accura...

This paper presents ARCHEOGUIDE, a novel system offering augmented reality tours in archaeological sites. The system is based on wearable and mobile computers, networking technology and real-time computer graphics and 3D animation and visualization techniques. The user can participate tours adapted to his profile and automatically receive information based on his position and orientation as cal...

The arrival of food-producing economies in the Neolithic started the transformation of the natural landscape into the cultural landscapes we see today (LECHTERBECK et al., 2014). The study of past human activities and their environmental effect is high on the agenda of global change research. A record of pollen assemblages is one of the most common proxies employed for detecting the impact of h...

Introduction Outcomes attributable to the research funded through the 2005 NCPPT grant can be summarized as follows: 1) Protocols for the detection of archaeological sites through the analysis of commercially available synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and multispectral images. Previously existing protocols for site detection through image analysis had utilized images generated from synthetic aper...

Nowadays, when people speak about BIM software, they refer to new constructions, made by regular elements and standard parameters. The question is: what happens when you, instead of a new building, consider an ancient or existing one? To answer this question, we have evaluated the possibility of using the BIM process effectively for the conservation and proclamation of Cultural Heritage. The ta...

This work is part of a thesis for the School of Specialization in Archaeology at the University of Trieste, Italy. The goal of the project is to test and evaluate 3D surveying and modeling methods to document the remaining ancient byzantine city walls of the archaeological site of Aquileia in Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy. The objectives are threefold: (1) to use 3D data to create maps and secti...

In this paper an integrated approach for modeling complex archaeological sites is developed. Particularly, we describe a 3D modeling pipeline which integrates laser scanning and low-cost Photogrammetry over an emblematic Jewish tanneries situated in Avila (Spain). Due to its inherent complexity and the relevance of the archaeological site, Jewish tanneries constitute a perfect framework to put ...

Examination of coprolites excavated from archaeological sites in the Americas demonstrates excellent preservation of helminth eggs and, in some cases, larvae. To gain an understanding of helminth parasitism in prehistory on the Colorado Plateau of Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah, 319 coprolites from 5 archaeological sites were analyzed. Helminth eggs and larvae were recovered after the coprolites...