Melite Civitas Romana in 3D: Virtualization Project of the Archaeological Park and Museum of the Domus Romana of Rabat, Malta

Open Archaeology

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Davide Tanasi¹  Stephan Hassam¹  Kaitlyn Kingsland¹  Paolo Trapani²  Matthew King¹  Denise Calì¹ 

[1] Department of History, University of South Florida, United States of America;Dipartimento di Scienze umanistiche, Università diCatania

关键词: Malta;    Roman archaeology;    3D digitization;    3D visualization;    virtual museums;   

DOI  :  10.1515/opar-2020-0126

学科分类：土木及结构工程学

来源: De Gruyter

【 摘 要 】

The archaeological site of the Domus Romana in Rabat, Malta was excavated almost 100 years ago yielding artefacts from the various phases of the site. The Melite Civitas Romana project was designed to investigate the domus , which may have been the home of a Roman Senator, and its many phases of use. Pending planned archaeological excavations designed to investigate the various phases of the site, a team from the Institute for Digital Exploration from the University of South Florida carried out a digitization campaign in the summer of 2019 using terrestrial laser scanning and aerial digital photogrammetry to document the current state of the site to provide a baseline of documentation and plan the coming excavations. In parallel, structured light scanning and photogrammetry were used to digitize 128 artefacts in the museum of the Domus Romana to aid in off-site research and create a virtual museum platform for global dissemination.

【 授权许可】

CC BY