Carmela CRESCENZI | Francesco TIOLI
(Università degli Studi Firenze – DIDA, Firenze, Italy)
Keywords: Rupestrian settlement, Augmented reality, Survey 3Dscanner, archeological landscape
Abstract:
This research offers a unique perspective on archaeological landscape of the Göreme valley (Turkey-Cappadocia), focusing on human ecology and the interactions of people with their environments. It takes you beyond isolated archaeological sites, buildings or artefacts to explore their context in the wider landscape.
You will show the different typologies of settlement ways of life of humans through the ages, and how people interacted with the natural world.
The studied area has all the features of the Mediterranean rupestrian culture. It represent a Cultural Heritage developed over time, involving environmental, architectural and artistic elements.
In this area there are buildings of great architectural and pictorial qualities, where it is still possible to read the old defensive system and the local way of life.
The special history of these fragile and deteriorating settlements risks being lost.
The survey is carried out using a 3D laser scanner for the architectures as well as the natural stone structure of the settlement. Using the collected materials was been created the first complete and detailed documentation about a large part of the Göreme valley, allowing the first studies on the urban character of this archaeological site.
The research is part of a PRIN project and it aims to preserve the archaeological sites creating virtual reproductions useful for analysis, studies and public access and to build a landscape virtual museum.
The Virtual reality and augmented reality of archaeological landscape will present 3d models of buildings carved into the rock and enclosed by connecting them to the original context.