Reconstructing the Past in fragments A case-study in Umbria, among Archaeology, Archives e Technology

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1 Reconstructing the Past in fragments A case-study in Umbria, among Archaeology, Archives e Technology TeCHe Project - Technologies for Cultural Heritage in collaboration with Visual Computing Laboratory- Institute of Information Science and Technologies National Research Council of Italy, Pisa, Italy

2 GIT Geology and Information Technology 9a Riunione del Gruppo di Geologia informatica - Sezione della Società Geologica Italiana An etruscan burial site and its surviving memory - some artefacts conserved at the National Archaeological Museum of Umbria - two archival documents

3 Umbria Lake Trasimeno Ancient ager clusinus (un)visible landscapes

4 Ecco che l archeologo... e le sue opere dovranno parlare a tutti, non solo ai dotti... e spargere nelle menti di tutti la rigogliosa sementa che egli ha tratto dagli appariscenti cumuli di rovine e ha fatto maturare nel suo cervello. Non dovrà l Archeologo, essere solo il cronista, ma anche principalmente lo storico. Ogni idea nuova, per essere vitale e realmente fattiva, deve essere carica dell esperienza di tutti i secoli anteriori. Per tentare vie nuove, che è quello che importa, bisogna prima conoscere tutte le vie già tentate, tutte R. Bianchi Bandinelli, 1918 Main objectives: - updated scientific understanding of the burial site as a whole - transferring information to a wide non-expert audience

5 Reason given for the choice of the context Paradigmatic features - from an archaeological point of view - from a diachronical point of view Per primi i popoli dell Etruria promisero di aiutare il console, ciascuno secondo le proprie possibilità( ); i Perugini, i Chiusini, i Rosellani gli abeti per la costruzione delle navi, e grande quantità di frumento. Liv. XXVIII, 45, 18 "Systemic anomaly" - represented by the most valuable object of the tomb, a precious Phrygian helmet

6 Features of interest in the range of tools and technological solutions applicable to the virtual reconstruction, related to the heterogeneous nature of information available lost structure, reconstructable through archival data and comparisons with known examples; material finds not preserved but accurately represented, too, from archival data; preserved material finds, of considerable artistic content; archaeological findings of which we can propose new aspects for their better understanding (restoring the whole form, restoring the original color)

7 OPEN SOURCE TOOLS BLENDER 3Dmodelling/animation/rendering tool Meshlab + 3d Hop 3D Heritage Online Presenter Visual Computing Lab ISTI - CNR

8 Narrative result Short movie Sigliano Frammenti di memoria restituiti. Il sepolcro etrusco di Sigliano

9 The landscape

10 The structure of the hypogeum The entrance corridor (dromos)

11 The burial equipment

14 Virtual restoration of the bronze helmet: restoring axial symmetry; restoring volumes and decorations

15 Plausible restitution of the initial appearance of the artefact, aimed at a better understanding of his extremely precious decoration and the context in which it originally was deposed

16 Interactive result explorable, manipulable, printable 3D clones 3dhop- Sigliano Helmet

17 Achieved Results - Strengthening and dissemination of good practices in communicating / teaching cultural heritage - Amplified tools offered by the Museum for the visitor s enjoyment and a "plus" understanding of the artifacts kept here

18 Achieved Results - Mobility and portability of cultural heritage outside from the sites of required storage, in order to build an easier dialogue with space and time «... ricostruire significa collaborare con il tempo nel suo aspetto di passato, coglierne lo spirito o modificarlo, protenderlo, quasi, verso un più lungo avvenire» M. Yourcenar, Memorie di Adriano, 1951 Virtual re-engagement in the landscape Virtual exhibitions and exchanges with other museums and institutions

19 GIT Geology and Information Technology 9a Riunione del Gruppo di Geologia informatica - Sezione della Società Geologica Italiana Book in press Frammenti di memoria dall ager clusinus L ipogeo dei Tetina di Sigliano Edizioni Quasar, Roma

20 PHD Archaeology TeCHe Project Thank You Contacts VISUAL COMPUTING LAB - ISTI CNR Marco CALLIERI VCG Lab ISTI CNR callieri@isti.cnr.it Sabrina BATINO - sabrina_batino@yahoo.it