Yvonne GERBER (Kantonsarchäologie, Kanton Aargau, Departement Bildung, Kultur und Sport, Brugg, Switzerland) Keywords: Maps, GIS, Landscape, Geology, LiDAR, Building activity, “Archäologischer Verdachtsflächenkataster”, sites, information sources Abstract: Archaeology on the run: The Archaeological Department of the canton Aargau (Switzerland) has always been condemned to “react”: to perform salvage excavations under extreme pressure, as relentless building activity revealed new archaeological sites while threatening to unravel them. We are trying to turn the tables: Advancing understanding of our landscape and its settlement patterns is allowing the Department to produce a Prospective Action Cadastre (“Archäologischer Verdachtsflächenkataster”, in our jargon). Known or suspected archaeological sites are marked for prospective action in this Cadastre. As soon as building activities are planned in the neighbourhood of such areas (ominously named “Verdachtsflächen”), soundings take place. This enables us to get ready to act: to excavate, to apply for special cantonal credits if necessary etc. Starting in 1898 all finds and sites in the canton Aargau have been charted (location as precise as possible, site specifics, dating). The charting was marked by hand on maps, the corresponding information was written on paper. A comprehensive computer database, introduced in 2000, was revolutionary for the recording of all cantonal archaeological sites (in GIS), as well as of all excavations and inventory data. An even more powerful database in 2010 (imdas pro) allows all these sections to be combined and will be the main tool for archiving all archaeological documents and recordings of the canton. In combination with maps giving detailed information about landscape, geology, water sources, agriculture, orography, exposition etc., the pattern of the ancient settlements can be identified, relevant for the Prospective Action Cadastre. Innovation: With the systematic charting of archaeological sites in combination with the understanding of the landscape and settling of the aboriginal inhabitants, it is possible to foresee future excavation projects. References: https://www.ag.ch/de/bks/kultur/archaeologie_denkmalpflege/archaeologie/archaeologie.jsp?page=1 http://culture.joanneum.at/ HEIERLI J.(1898), Die archäologische Karte des Kantons Aargau nebst allgemeinen Erläuterungen und Fundregister. Argovia 27, 1898,...

Sławomir KOWAL | Krzysztof KOSZEWSKI | Jan SŁYK | Stefan WRONA (Warsaw University of Technology, Faculty of Architecture, Warsaw, Poland) Keywords: cultural heritage, parametric design, virtual reconstruction, 3D printing Abstract: The interdisciplinary cooperation between architects and archaeologists undertake research issues on use of parametric methods to formulate variants of hypotheses based on archaeological relics. Main theses were related to reflection on the uniqueness of the message, content translation and clear conclusions formulation. In the 70s (of XX) archaeologists conducted excavations under the castle courtyard in Pultusk town in Poland. The outcome was the wooden huts’ relics of a medieval settlement. Analysis let the scientists form the thesis, that whole foundation represents the severity of the proto-city. In 90s an attempt was made to verify all thesis by virtual models using surface and solid modeling. It soon turned out that effects limit only to spectacular photorealistic renderings. This paper describes the effects of cooperation between architect and archaeologists started in 2012 on the reconstruction of the medieval proto-urban site based on parametric methods supported by 3D printing. Archeological relics and interpretations delivered input data for the process of parametric reconstruction. Over 140 huts were built with use of Grasshopper for Rhino. Over 50 parameters were defined to control the form on the base of real medieval findings, rules of ancient structural methods and urban tissue characteristics. The program was able to perform reconstruction of each hut in tens minutes. Implementation of the method directly impacted forming hypothesis. It particulary aided the process of recognition original proto-town form in the area were it was not defined by relics. Equally important step was done by implementation of modular models using 3D printing technology. They not only reflect the similarities in form, but also allow dynamic simulations. Urban model, called Rapid Reconstruction Modular Model (scale 1: 100, 120×100 cm) was developed as a set of terrain segments responding to archeological matrix of excavations. Swapping segments allow changing visual result of reconstruction and reacting on the new findings and new interpretations. In conclusion: Parametric techniques and 3D printing technology have become a platform for almost simultaneous dialogue between scientists from different disciplines. In addition,...

Raphaël PANHUYSEN1 | Maarten SEPERS2 | Kim VAN STRATEN3 (1ACASA-Department of Archaeology, Amsterdam University | 2Loes Opgenhaffen | 3Panoptes Heritage, Amsterdam, The Netherlands) Keywords: Domburg, burial coffin, Early Medieval, CT scanning, 3D surface documentation Abstract: In 1923 the North Sea coast retracted near Domburg leaving traces of an ancient burial exposed. The remains of the grave were recovered by block lifting the wooden bottom of a burial coffin together with human remains embedded in soil on top of the plank. Although the find is curated in the collection of antiquities of the province of Zeeland, it has never been studied in detail. Only recently the initiators, Letty ten Harkel, Robert van Dierendonck and Pieterjan Deckers, of the Investigating the Early Medieval Dead from Domburg project have focused their attention on these remains. Within the framework of this project several burial contexts from the early medieval period from Domburg are being examined. The project combines a wide range of methods starting with traditional archaeological methods and including various dating techniques and element analyses. Since the grave was salvaged in 1923 it represents one of the oldest graves found in Zeeland. Because it is also a suitable object to illustrate the early medieval history of the province it was decided to study this object mainly in a non-destructive way. For this reason, a protocol was designed combining a 3D scan of the surface of the preserved remains with a CT scan. This protocol is aimed at documenting the wooden plank, which is supposed to be a reused fragment of a ship and analysing the human remains. In order to determine the sex and age of the person buried in the grave the bones would normally have to be lifted from the soil adhering to the wooden board. Doing so would result in a complete dismantling of this historical object. The combination of CT scanning and 3D surface documentation will allow us to analyse the remaining skeletal elements in detail and provide the necessary physical anthropological and palaeopathological data. This paper describes the details of the applied techniques and the results of the osteoarchaeological examination. Further it will discuss the advantages and...

Giorgio VERDIANI | Martina CARRARA | Stefano LAMI (Dipartimento di Architettura, Florence University, Florence, Italy) Keywords: Montecastrese; 3D reconstruction; Medieval archaeology; Digital survey; 3D printing Abstract: In the XX century, after being forgotten for centuries, a series of archaeological excavations have brought to light the settlement, named “Montecastrese”, a system of Medieval fortifications organized on the top of a hill near the town of Camaiore, on the Tirreno sea, placed at the borders of the Lucca Province. The archaeologists brought back to light the traces of the fortress and of the village, exploring the monumental ruins of the northern tower, still in place and tumbled down in two main large parts. In the first half of the XIII century, the castle of Montecastrese was conquered and destroyed by the army of Lucca. At the time of its major development the small fortress was organized around two main towers, with walls and various houses. A quite extended village was placed on the southern side of the hill. In 2015 a new survey campaign brought contemporary technologies between these ruins. The municipality of Camaiore commissioned a complete digital survey to the Dipartimento di Architettura in Florence. The general survey plan has seen the use of aerial photogrammetric survey, 3D laser scanner survey and terrestrial photogrammetry. The large amount and the high quality of data allowed the definition of a perfect base to start studying and investigate the site to operate a digital reconstruction. The use of 3D modeling of all the lost parts, from the houses to the defense walls, to the system of towers was one of the focal point in this work, using the modeling process from the survey and supporting the reconstruction hypothesis with previous archaeological data, while matching the missing parts with similar architectures and the needs of the medieval defense/attack technics. For the northern tower a specific operation based on the use of 3D printed models was brought on to bring to an end the debate about the sequence of the fall of the tower, quite important to the digital reconstruction of this building, the direct manipulation of a scaled model turned out to be a...