A 3d model of Complex A, La Venta, Mexico

Gillespie, Susan D.; Volk, Mike

doi:10.1016/j.daach.2014.06.001

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“…We base our arguments, instead, on information from archived field records, principally among the Robert F. Heizer Papers at the National Anthropological Archives (RFHP-NAA) of the Smithsonian Institution. We enhanced the recorded stratigraphic data with computer-assisted techniques not available to the original excavators to create more accurate, precise, and comprehensive profile and plan drawings as well as 3D representations (Gillespie and Volk 2014).…”

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An archaeological evaluation of the Olmec “royal tombs” at La Venta, Mexico

Gillespie

Volk²

2022

Ancient Mesoam

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At La Venta, Mexico, the Middle Formative Olmec regional center, the existence of individual leaders is interpreted from the evidence of monumental stone portraiture and several tombs believed to house the bodies of a sequence of kings late in La Venta's history. The status of these latter features as graves, however, has been debated since soon after they were excavated in the 1940s, especially because they generally lacked osteological material. What remained was arrangements of costume items as if adorning a body, usually associated with a stone container. Most archaeologists have advanced the reasonable explanation that bones and teeth would not have survived in tropical environments and accepted both the tomb attribution and their function as individual funerary monuments. A detailed review of available information from the La Venta excavations reveals these assumptions are not warranted. Field data indicate the absence of expected taphonomic evidence of bodily decay. Analysis of the stratigraphy of Mound A-2, aided by computer-enhanced imaging of field drawings, demonstrates its tomb-like features were erected in a single, short construction phase, not over a span of decades as individual kings died. These conclusions call for alternative explanations of these “surrogate burials,” absent bodies materially evoked by ritual officiants.

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An archaeological evaluation of the Olmec “royal tombs” at La Venta, Mexico

Gillespie

Volk²

2022

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“…Research on this topic is conducted mainly in developed countries, which translates into a large number of publications (Charlier et al, 2020;Erolin et al, 2017;Fazio & Brutto, 2020;Magnani et al, 2018;Payne, 2019;Rodríguez Miranda et al, 2017;Zhang et al, 2012). In comparison, in Latin American, we could only find a few publications mainly centered on the digitization of monumental structures, archaeological sites, and bioarchaeological remains (Berquist et al, 2018;Gillespie & Volk, 2014;Hixon et al, 2018;Kuzminsky et al, 2016;Novotny, 2019;Pierdicca, 2018). As far as we know, there are no published studies based on the digitization of museum collections from the Caribbean.…”

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Shedding light on pre-Columbian crania collections through state-of-the-art 3D scanning techniques

Lázaro

Martínez‐Fernández

Rangel-Rivero

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Virtual archaeol. rev.

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During the 19th and 20th centuries, numerous museums, scientific societies, and royal academies were founded in Europe and America. In this scenario, the Anthropological Museum Montané was founded in Havana, Cuba. Its collection has grown over the years, thanks to researchers, antiquarians, and amateurs. Since its foundation, the Museum Montané has become an essential institution for anthropological and archaeological research in the region. Nowadays, the Museum Montané, like other museums in developing countries, faces a challenge in the introduction of state-of-the-art technologies to digitizing exhibits and the creation of innovative projects to attract visitors. The current possibilities of virtualization of cultural heritage using digital technologies have a favorable impact on the preservation, access, and management of museum collections. The use of three-dimensional (3D) models fosters engagement with visitors, stimulates new forms of learning, and revalorizes the exhibits. In the current study, we use a hand-held structured light scanner to create 3D reality-based models of pre-Columbian crania from the Caribbean and South American collection of the Anthropological Museum Montané. The resulting 3D models were used for producing 3D printing replicas and animated videos. The 3D resources derived will encourage new knowledge through research, and provide broader access to these pre-Columbian crania collection through learning and outreach activities. The significance of digitizing these specimens goes beyond the creation of 3D models. It means protecting these fragile and valuable collections for future generations. The methodology and results reported here can be used in other museums with similar collections to digitally document, study, protect, and disseminate the archaeological heritage. Going forward, we seek to continue exploring the application of novel methods and digital techniques to the study of the pre-Columbian crania collections in Latin American and the Caribbean area.Highlights:<ul><li>A hand-held structured light scanner was used to acquire 3D reality-based models of pre-Columbian crania. The 3D models resulting were used for 3D printing replicas and 3D animations.</li><li>This study provides unprecedented 3D reconstructions of pre-Columbian crania in the Caribbean area, and new 3D reconstructions of artificially deformed crania from South America.</li><li>The 3D resources created will encourage new knowledge through research, and provide broader access to these pre-Columbian crania collection through learning and outreach activities.</li></ul>

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“…For instance, in the recreation of "La Venta", the major regional center of Olmec culture during the period 800-400 BC in present-day Mexico, Gillespie & Volk (2014) used manual modeling starting with plans mainly produced from the archaeological excavations. Also resorting to archaeological excavations that had been made in Zaragoza, Spain, Basterra & Pintado (2015) produced a virtual model of the "Forum Renascens", the ancient public square of the Roman town, a place which is still in process of research.…”

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Recreating a medieval urban scene with virtual intelligent characters: steps to create the complete scenario

Cláudio¹,

Carmo²,

Carvalho³

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Virtual archaeol. rev.

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From historical advice to 3D modeling and programming, the process of reconstructing cultural heritage sites populated with virtual inhabitants is lengthy and expensive, and it requires a large set of skills and tools. These constraints make it increasingly difficult, however not unattainable, for small archaeological sites to build their own simulations. In this article, we describe our attempt to minimize this scenario. We describe a framework that makes use of free tools or campus licenses and integrates the curricular work of students in academia. We present the details of methods and tools used in the pipeline of the construction of the virtual simulation of the medieval village of Mértola in the south of Portugal. We report on: a) the development of a lightweight model of the village, including houses and terrain, and b) its integration in a game engine in order to c) include a virtual population of autonomous inhabitants in a simulation running in real-time.

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A 3d model of Complex A, La Venta, Mexico

Cited by 6 publications

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An archaeological evaluation of the Olmec “royal tombs” at La Venta, Mexico

An archaeological evaluation of the Olmec “royal tombs” at La Venta, Mexico

Shedding light on pre-Columbian crania collections through state-of-the-art 3D scanning techniques

Recreating a medieval urban scene with virtual intelligent characters: steps to create the complete scenario

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