Maurizio Forte - Böcker

The onset of digital archaeology and its subsequent remarkable development has had a crucial impact on the study of cultural heritage. Presently, researchers are able to manipulate and reinvent digital and historical data; the study of the city stands out in this context. Cities are microcosms, often reflecting the changing structure of societies over time. A vast array of digital tools (laser scanning, augmented reality, remote sensing, and beyond) can process, test, and display archaeological data, architectural remains, and built heritage on a scale previously unattainable. The digitization of historical research is manipulating and reinventing the ways in which we examine historical evidence. This intersection between history and computer science allows for an expansion and enhancement of historical, archaeological, and anthropological research. The resulting configurations lead to the creation of new data and new objects of study within these fields, which makes it crucial for those in these fields to understand the impact of generating digital information in this context. Digital Cities explores the study of the city in the digital realm by reexamining the data processing and knowledge sharing between historians, architects, geographers, anthropologist, and computer scientists. Digital Cities considers the city from pre-historic settlements to the present in different geographical contexts. Each section of the book offers a new level of engagement with various digital tools, spanning topics such as the challenges digital instruments pose to the study of pre-urban and urban contexts, the didactic scope of virtual heritage, and the consolidation of the relationship between digital language and historical narrative. The resulting research traverses the idea of Digital Cities through a historical, social, and multimodal context, and it fills the gap in scholarship between the study of the city and the concept and significance of the Digital City.

The onset of digital archaeology and its subsequent remarkable development has had a crucial impact on the study of cultural heritage. Presently, researchers are able to manipulate and reinvent digital and historical data; the study of the city stands out in this context. Cities are microcosms, often reflecting the changing structure of societies over time. A vast array of digital tools (laser scanning, augmented reality, remote sensing, and beyond) can process, test, and display archaeological data, architectural remains, and built heritage on a scale previously unattainable. The digitization of historical research is manipulating and reinventing the ways in which we examine historical evidence. This intersection between history and computer science allows for an expansion and enhancement of historical, archaeological, and anthropological research. The resulting configurations lead to the creation of new data and new objects of study within these fields, which makes it crucial for those in these fields to understand the impact of generating digital information in this context. Digital Cities explores the study of the city in the digital realm by reexamining the data processing and knowledge sharing between historians, architects, geographers, anthropologist, and computer scientists. Digital Cities considers the city from pre-historic settlements to the present in different geographical contexts. Each section of the book offers a new level of engagement with various digital tools, spanning topics such as the challenges digital instruments pose to the study of pre-urban and urban contexts, the didactic scope of virtual heritage, and the consolidation of the relationship between digital language and historical narrative. The resulting research traverses the idea of Digital Cities through a historical, social, and multimodal context, and it fills the gap in scholarship between the study of the city and the concept and significance of the Digital City.

A New Etruscan Archaeology provides a comprehensive overview of the latest advancements in archaeological methods and technologies applied to the study of Etruscan civilization. Through vivid illustrations, detailed case studies, and research from twenty-five experts, this book emphasizes the synergy between archaeology and technology. Each chapter illustrates how the integration of digital technologies--such as remote sensing, high resolution 3D imaging, electroencephalography (EEG), and artificial intelligence--can push the field into a new era of innovation and multidisciplinary collaboration.The volume begins with an exploration of digital technologies used for studying inscriptions, enhancing both accuracy and context, while addressing key epistemological issues. It then delves into urban landscape surveys, highlighting how remote sensing and spatial analysis revolutionize our understanding of Etruscan cityscapes and infrastructures. Advanced remote sensing technologies like ground-penetrating radar (GPR), LiDAR, and magnetometry are showcased for their ability to provide comprehensive data about Etruscan sites. Cognitive archaeology is explored, particularly the acoustic properties of Etruscan tombs and their implications for understanding funerary rituals, to offer a new perspective on Etruscan cultural practices. Readers are also shown how nanosilica, among other modern materials and advanced techniques, might be used in future conservation practices.Contributors highlight how environmental and paleoenvironmental studies have provided researchers with a more nuanced understanding of how Etruscans interacted with their landscape and managed their resources. The result is an extensive examination of the ways that science has been used--or might potentially be used in the future--to help us map ancient cities, reconstruct lost artifacts, and even decode the Etruscan language, bringing the past to life with unparalleled clarity and precision.

??This volume debuts the new scope of Remote Sensing, which was first defined as the analysis of data collected by sensors that were not in physical contact with the objects under investigation (using cameras, scanners, and radar systems operating from spaceborne or airborne platforms).

??This volume debuts the new scope of Remote Sensing, which was first defined as the analysis of data collected by sensors that were not in physical contact with the objects under investigation (using cameras, scanners, and radar systems operating from spaceborne or airborne platforms).