Melite Civitas Romana in 3D: Virtualization Project of the Archaeological Park and Museum of the Domus Romana of Rabat, Malta
The archaeological site of the Domus Romana in Rabat, Malta was excavated almost 100 years ago yielding artefacts from the various phases of the site. The Melite Civitas Romana project was designed to investigate the domus, which may have been the home of a Roman Senator, and its many phases of use....
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| author | Tanasi Davide Hassam Stephan Kingsland Kaitlyn Trapani Paolo King Matthew Calì Denise |
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| description | The archaeological site of the Domus Romana in Rabat, Malta was excavated almost 100 years ago yielding artefacts from the various phases of the site. The Melite Civitas Romana project was designed to investigate the domus, which may have been the home of a Roman Senator, and its many phases of use. Pending planned archaeological excavations designed to investigate the various phases of the site, a team from the Institute for Digital Exploration from the University of South Florida carried out a digitization campaign in the summer of 2019 using terrestrial laser scanning and aerial digital photogrammetry to document the current state of the site to provide a baseline of documentation and plan the coming excavations. In parallel, structured light scanning and photogrammetry were used to digitize 128 artefacts in the museum of the Domus Romana to aid in off-site research and create a virtual museum platform for global dissemination. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9bd9406aeb09428294050bced7b51e692022-12-21T19:24:10ZengDe GruyterOpen Archaeology2300-65602021-04-0171518310.1515/opar-2020-0126Melite Civitas Romana in 3D: Virtualization Project of the Archaeological Park and Museum of the Domus Romana of Rabat, MaltaTanasi Davide0Hassam Stephan1Kingsland Kaitlyn2Trapani Paolo3King Matthew4Calì Denise5Department of History, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, United States of AmericaDepartment of History, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, United States of AmericaDepartment of History, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, United States of AmericaDipartimento di Scienze umanistiche, Università diCatania, ItalyDepartment of History, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, United States of AmericaDepartment of History, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, United States of AmericaThe archaeological site of the Domus Romana in Rabat, Malta was excavated almost 100 years ago yielding artefacts from the various phases of the site. The Melite Civitas Romana project was designed to investigate the domus, which may have been the home of a Roman Senator, and its many phases of use. Pending planned archaeological excavations designed to investigate the various phases of the site, a team from the Institute for Digital Exploration from the University of South Florida carried out a digitization campaign in the summer of 2019 using terrestrial laser scanning and aerial digital photogrammetry to document the current state of the site to provide a baseline of documentation and plan the coming excavations. In parallel, structured light scanning and photogrammetry were used to digitize 128 artefacts in the museum of the Domus Romana to aid in off-site research and create a virtual museum platform for global dissemination.https://doi.org/10.1515/opar-2020-0126maltaroman archaeology3d digitization3d visualizationvirtual museums |
| spellingShingle | Tanasi Davide Hassam Stephan Kingsland Kaitlyn Trapani Paolo King Matthew Calì Denise Melite Civitas Romana in 3D: Virtualization Project of the Archaeological Park and Museum of the Domus Romana of Rabat, Malta Open Archaeology malta roman archaeology 3d digitization 3d visualization virtual museums |
| title | Melite Civitas Romana in 3D: Virtualization Project of the Archaeological Park and Museum of the Domus Romana of Rabat, Malta |
| title_full | Melite Civitas Romana in 3D: Virtualization Project of the Archaeological Park and Museum of the Domus Romana of Rabat, Malta |
| title_fullStr | Melite Civitas Romana in 3D: Virtualization Project of the Archaeological Park and Museum of the Domus Romana of Rabat, Malta |
| title_full_unstemmed | Melite Civitas Romana in 3D: Virtualization Project of the Archaeological Park and Museum of the Domus Romana of Rabat, Malta |
| title_short | Melite Civitas Romana in 3D: Virtualization Project of the Archaeological Park and Museum of the Domus Romana of Rabat, Malta |
| title_sort | melite civitas romana in 3d virtualization project of the archaeological park and museum of the domus romana of rabat malta |
| topic | malta roman archaeology 3d digitization 3d visualization virtual museums |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1515/opar-2020-0126 |
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