The Catacombs of San Giovanni in Syracuse: Surveying, Digital Enhancement and Revitalization of an Archaeological Landmark

Bonacini, Elisa; D'Agostino, Graziana; Galizia, Mariateresa; Santagati, Cettina; Sgarlata, Mariarita

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-34234-9_40

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“…Smaller projects have been undertaken in other catacomb complexes in the central Mediterranean. Most pertinent to our case study is the digital recording campaign of the Catacombs of St. John undertaken in Siracusa itself by a team of archaeologists from the University of Catania [Bonacini et al 2012[Bonacini et al , 2013 (Fig. 3).…”

Section: The 3d Survey Of the Catacombs Of St John At Siracusamentioning

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Best Practices for 3D Digital Recording and Global Sharing of Catacombs from Late Roman Sicily

Tanasi

Gradante²,

Hassam

2019

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During the most recent excavations at the Catacombs of St. Lucy at Siracusa, carried out between 2013 and 2015, an array of 3D technologies were employed to record excavation data and provide new interpretative models for the site. The research focused on some very problematic parts of the Region C of the complex. Thisarea most effectively documents the long life of the Christian hypogeum, which incorporated previous structures and artefacts related to the Greek and Early Roman Imperial periods and continued to beused until the Middle Ages. During the exploration 3D digital techniques were used for the daily recording of the archaeological units, but also to create high-resolution virtual replicas of certain districts of the catacombs. Furthermore, the same techniques were applied to support the study of certain classes of materials, such as frescoes and marble architectural elementsthat couldnot otherwise be studieddue to the dark environment of the catacombs. The virtual archaeology research undertaken at the Catacombs of St. Lucy represents the first systematic application of 3D digital technologies tothe study of such a specialarchaeological context in Sicily, culminating in a work-plan for digital global dissemination.

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“…Although the 3D digitization campaign focused on a small area, the point cloud and 3D models of the three rotundas were used to create a much more accurate plan and section view of the catacombs compared to those done with traditional methods [Santagati 2014]. [Bonacini et al 2012].…”

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Best Practices for 3D Digital Recording and Global Sharing of Catacombs from Late Roman Sicily

Tanasi

Gradante²,

Hassam

2019

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“…In this application an accurate mapping of a part of this complex system was needed to find the planimetric position of a specific point of one of these galleries located in the southern part of the city. Several researchers focused their activity about the survey of underground structure, such as necropolis (Remondino et al, 2011) or catacomb (Bonacini et al, 2012). Generally, the aim of these works is to produce a complete and high quality documentation of the architecture and painting of the site, combining several methodologies (i.e.…”

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A Prompt Methodology to Georeference Complex Hypogea Environments

Troisi

Baiocchi

Pizzo

et al. 2017

Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci.

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ABSTRACT:Actually complex underground structures and facilities occupy a wide space in our cities, most of them are often unsurveyed; cable duct, drainage system are not exception. Furthermore, several inspection operations are performed in critical air condition, that do not allow or make more difficult a conventional survey. In this scenario a prompt methodology to survey and georeferencing such facilities is often indispensable. A visual based approach was proposed in this paper; such methodology provides a 3D model of the environment and the path followed by the camera using the conventional photogrammetric/Structure from motion software tools. The key-role is played by the lens camera; indeed, a fisheye system was employed to obtain a very wide field of view (FOV) and therefore high overlapping among the frames. The camera geometry is in according to a forward motion along the axis camera. Consequently, to avoid instability of bundle adjustment algorithm a preliminary calibration of camera was carried out. A specific case study was reported and the accuracy achieved.

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Digital Reconstruction of Archaeological Sites and Monuments: Some Experiences in South-Eastern Sicily

Santagati

Galizia

D'Agostino

2013

Visual Heritage in the Digital Age

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The Catacombs of San Giovanni in Syracuse: Surveying, Digital Enhancement and Revitalization of an Archaeological Landmark

Cited by 10 publications

References 4 publications

Best Practices for 3D Digital Recording and Global Sharing of Catacombs from Late Roman Sicily

Best Practices for 3D Digital Recording and Global Sharing of Catacombs from Late Roman Sicily

A Prompt Methodology to Georeference Complex Hypogea Environments

Digital Reconstruction of Archaeological Sites and Monuments: Some Experiences in South-Eastern Sicily

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