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> Intra-site GIS about archaeological excavations: what more could be learned about Pompeii
This paper is about the intra-site GIS constructed for the representation of archaeological data gathered during the research activities in Pompeii of Ca’ Foscari University (Venice, Italy) in the Regiones V and VI since 2000 (Scient. Directorship, prof. A. Zaccaria Ruggiu). GIS technology in this project is intended as the real research framework, realizing not only interaction between different archaeological disciplines, but also allowing “more traditional” research (such as studies about topography, building techniques, frescoes paintings, finds) to interact with archaeobotany, archaeozoology, archaeometry and digital devices (for our purposes, we chose one of the most common commercial software packages, ESRI ArcGIS). The GIS project was set up in 2005 to manage all data concerning stratigraphic units (layers as well as wall-structures), architectural features and finds (pottery, glasses, frescoes, metals, coins, faunal remains, charcoals). The advantages obtained by using GIS are both methodological and interpretative, since they consist in representing spatial-temporal relations and at the same time in analyzing at a multiplicity of levels (in terms of calculating attribute values, i.e. by displaying records satisfying query expressions, or of buffering features and overlaying data) as well as acting as a support for objective interpretative evaluations. Other aspects still under implementation concern digital photogrammetry and 3D-modeling. The GIS also provides geomorphological information about the Vesuvian landscape surrounding Pompeii and other archaeological sites. In conclusion, it plays an important role in the planning phase of our fieldwork research activities and also for the preservation of the cultural heritage.
e-mail: chiaramaratini@libero.it
INTRA-SITE GIS ABOUT ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATIONS: WHAT MORE COULD BE LEARNED ABOUT POMPEII
Chiara MaratiniThis paper is about the intra-site GIS constructed for the representation of archaeological data gathered during the research activities in Pompeii of Ca’ Foscari University (Venice, Italy) in the Regiones V and VI since 2000 (Scient. Directorship, prof. A. Zaccaria Ruggiu). GIS technology in this project is intended as the real research framework, realizing not only interaction between different archaeological disciplines, but also allowing “more traditional” research (such as studies about topography, building techniques, frescoes paintings, finds) to interact with archaeobotany, archaeozoology, archaeometry and digital devices (for our purposes, we chose one of the most common commercial software packages, ESRI ArcGIS). The GIS project was set up in 2005 to manage all data concerning stratigraphic units (layers as well as wall-structures), architectural features and finds (pottery, glasses, frescoes, metals, coins, faunal remains, charcoals). The advantages obtained by using GIS are both methodological and interpretative, since they consist in representing spatial-temporal relations and at the same time in analyzing at a multiplicity of levels (in terms of calculating attribute values, i.e. by displaying records satisfying query expressions, or of buffering features and overlaying data) as well as acting as a support for objective interpretative evaluations. Other aspects still under implementation concern digital photogrammetry and 3D-modeling. The GIS also provides geomorphological information about the Vesuvian landscape surrounding Pompeii and other archaeological sites. In conclusion, it plays an important role in the planning phase of our fieldwork research activities and also for the preservation of the cultural heritage.
e-mail: chiaramaratini@libero.it
