Session: #218

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The increasing availability of 3D datasets produced by photogrammetry, laser scanning, and procedural modelling in the last decades have offered new opportunities for the recording, documentation and scientific visualization of archaeological sites, environments and artefacts. Still debatable are their overall contribution to grand challenges in archaeology or the clarification of old puzzles which engaged generations of archaeologists so far. Analyses that would explicitly aim to do this remain few and far between, despite often producing promising but at the same time inconclusive results. Since the impact of the new technologies will largely depend on the long run on the successful combination of old problems and new methodologies, the proposed session would like to invite scholars with an interdisciplinary interest in archaeology, architecture, material culture, cultural heritage, computer graphics, morphometrics, machine learning etc. to present works that demonstrate how 3D datasets actually contribute to elucidate classical problems of archaeological research. We welcome presentations focusing on quantitative analysis of SFM and 3D models of archaeological artefacts and spaces, formal visibility, acoustic and lighting analysis of archaeological environments, analyses of immersive VR experiences (e.g. via the use of eye tracking devices etc.), 3D GIS analysis, volumetric, structural and statistical analysis of 3D data and scientific visualisation of sites, environments or artefacts, participants being encouraged to critically evaluate any methodological and theoretical issues related to these approaches.

Session: #218

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