Matteo Sordini

• University of Siena

Armed conflicts frequently result in the damage or destruction of archaeological heritage. The occupation by ISIS of parts of Iraq and Syria is no exception. Here, the authors present the results of work focused on Nineveh, as part of a wider research initiative to monitor damage inflicted by ISIS at archaeological sites in northern Iraq. Combining...

The work is related with reality-based 3D modelling and monument analysis. In this project we stressed the importance to use 3D technologies as a tool to improve archaeological research and to increase the production of information from archaeological data to 4D analysis and interpretation. The object of our research is a "nuraghe", a typical megal...

The research presented in these pages is about reality-based 3D modeling for documentation, analysis and sharing knowledge of a prehistoric site called Nuraghe Oes. A “nuraghe” is a megalithic monument built only in Sardinia during the Bronze Age; Nuraghe Oes is a complex type of nuraghe, well preserved, composed of a three-tower basement, similar...

The research is focused on 3D modelling applied to Archaeology of Architecture. The case study is the church of Sant'Alberto, Asciano (Siena). Both the interior and exterior were deepened using a terrestrial laser scanner and high resolution images were acquired to create a photorealistic model. This has been the basis for archaeological analysis a...

The paper presents the experience and in particular two case studies of 3D recording undertaken by two laboratories of the University of Siena, Italy (LAP&T and LAAUM). The case studies focus respectively on landscape and on historical building recording. The paper describes the first step in a new approach to the documentation and interpretation o...

The work illustrates the surveying of a small but spectacular Romanesque church close to the castle of San Giovanni d’Asso (Siena, Italy). Using terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) and image-based techniques, a complete 3D model of the interior and exterior of the church was produced. . TLS was employed for the interior of the church, which consists o...

In this paper we report on our latest research work in capturing 3D geometrical information of heritage monuments. The work is illustrated through a case study from Tuscany, a small but spectacular Romanesque church close to the castle of San Giovanni d'Asso (Siena, Italy). Using terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) and image-based techniques we were a...

In this study, we assess the possibility of using ground penetrating radar (GPR) and electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) as indirect non-destructive techniques for root detection. Two experimental sites were investigated: a poplar plantation [mean height of plants 25.7 m, diameter at breast height (dbh) 33 cm] and a pinewood forest mainly compo...

ricostruzione dello spazio dipendente dalla pieve bat-tesimale di San Pietro in Pava in Val d'Asso è possibile, per la fase altomedievale (inizio del secolo VIII), grazie alla disponi-bilità dei documenti relativi alla contesa fra i vescovi di Siena e di Arezzo. La contesa nota archivisticamente a partire dalla metà del VII secolo si è protratta pe...

Prompted by the increasing requirement for the fast but precise and detailed digital documentation of archaeological excavations, site and heritage artifacts, we report the latest geomatics trend in integrating different data at different resolution to capture all the information required for a complete 3D documentation of heritage sites and archae...