Vera Moitinho

Vera Moitinho
  • PhD
  • Senior Researcher at University of Porto

Digital technologies in Cultural Heritage

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University of Porto
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  • Senior Researcher

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Publications (64)
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How to cite: Moitinho de Almeida, V. (2013). "Towards Functional Analysis of Archaeological Objects through Reverse Engineering Processes". Ph.D. Thesis. Barcelona: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB). http://hdl.handle.net/10803/129161
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A method is presented for increasing the spatial resolution of the three-dimensional (3-D) digital representation of coins by combining fine photometric detail derived from a set of photographic images with accurate geometric data from a 3-D laser scanner. 3-D reconstructions were made of the obverse and reverse sides of two ancient Roman denarii b...
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Highlights: • Online database of archaeological pottery with 3D digital models. • Automatic computation of the capacity of (in)complete 3D digitised vessels. • Automatic reconstruction of the missing inner surface of 3D digitised vessels. • Automatic profile sections from symmetries of vessels and visualisation graphs. • Automatic measurement of th...
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Phonology is a linguistic discipline that is naturally computational. However, as many researchers are not familiar with the use of digital methods, most of the computation required is still performed by humans. This article presents a training experiment of master’s students of the phonology seminar at the University of Porto, bringing the researc...
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The planned publication shall provide an understanding of the concepts and principles of digital long-term preservation (or archiving) of research data. On one hand, it shall serve as a manual for researchers who don't have access to a trusted or certified digital repository and will provide information on the measures to take for preserving and su...
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O CreoPhonPt é um repositório de acesso livre que reúne vários datasets com informação fonológica, lexical e sociolinguística dos crioulos do português. Foi criado no âmbito de um projeto de doutoramento (Silva, 2023), para facilitar a análise quantitativa destas línguas e tornar acessíveis dados que anteriormente estavam fechados e/ou dispersos. D...
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ODEEG Digital Collections Data - structure and naming of folders & files for deposit and long-term archiving in ARCHE. ARCHE (A Resource Centre for the HumanitiEs) is a service aimed at offering stable and persistent hosting as well as dissemination of digital research data and resources for the Austrian humanities community.
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The ODEEG Collections Data consists of 2 collections, with a total of 238 objects, 4067 items, 217.32 GB. Datasets can be accessed and downloaded from http://hdl.handle.net/21.11115/0000-000C-2995-E ___ How to cite: Moitinho de Almeida, V., Lang-Auinger, C., Spelitz, S. (Eds.) (2019). ODEEG Collections Data. ARCHE. http://hdl.handle.net/21.11115/0...
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Bringing together 25 case studies from archaeological projects worldwide, Engaging Archaeology candidly explores personal experiences, successes, challenges, and even frustrations from established and senior archaeologists who share invaluable practical advice for students and early-career professionals engaged in planning and carrying out their ow...
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In this unique collection the authors present a wide range of interdisciplinary methods to study, document, and conserve material cultural heritage. The methods used serve as exemplars of best practice with a wide variety of cultural heritage objects having been recorded, examined, and visualised. The objects range in date, scale, materials, and st...
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In this unique collection the authors present a wide range of interdisciplinary methods to study, document, and conserve material cultural heritage. The methods used serve as exemplars of best practice with a wide variety of cultural heritage objects having been recorded, examined, and visualised. The objects range in date, scale, materials, and st...
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The essays in this collection are transformative, moving beyond basic collaboration and skilfully contextualizing both scientic knowledge in the humanities and humanities knowledge in the sciences. Doing so not only heightens the quality of the research, but heightens understanding, redrawing traditional lines between disciplines and redening what...
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In this unique collection the authors present a wide range of interdisciplinary methods to study, document, and conserve material cultural heritage. The methods used serve as exemplars of best practice with a wide variety of cultural heritage objects having been recorded, examined, and visualised. The objects range in date, scale, materials, and st...
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A study was undertaken to record and examine silver coins believed to be ancient Roman in origin. The aim was to evaluate the suitability of various advanced, non-invasive optical and spectrometric techniques for analysing the physical characteristics and elemental composition of numismatic objects. The questions addressed included the characteriza...
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Accuracy, Artefact, Feature, Precision, Reconstruction, Resolution, Texture, Uncertainty are words central to many discussions of the documentation of Cultural Heritage. This chapter charts the interdisciplinary discussion towards a common understanding of terminologies used in CH. It is a discussion that recognizes critical differences or common m...
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Full book chapter available at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/322696760_Beyond_Photography_An_interdisciplinary_exploratory_case_study_in_the_recording_and_examination_of_Roman_silver_coins
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Full book chapter available at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/322856067_An_Interdisciplinary_Discussion_of_the_Terminologies_used_in_Cultural_Heritage_Research
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This exploratory, interdisciplinary case study of ancient Roman silver coins involved examination and digitization of two test coins. Various non-invasive imaging and analytical techniques were applied to identify and examine the properties and features of the coins, and to compare and evaluate the methods and multimodal results.
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Documentation of material cultural heritage is a core common interest to the participants of the network ‘Colour and Space in Cultural Heritage’ (www.COSCH.info), supported by the European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) between 2012 and 2016. Although COSCH is a trans-domain Action in Materials, Physics and Nanosciences (TD1201) many...
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The systematic practice for plant food processing is documented by use-wear traces and plant residues found on Upper Palaeolithic grinding tools across Europe, proving to have repercussions on the ability of modern humans to address the harsh climatic condition of post CI-HE4 (Heinrich Event 4). The first study was carried out on material from the...
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In this paper we suggest some systematic, formal and standardized ways of describing texture, implementing objective, mathematical, quantitative, and whenever possible automated techniques. Our approach is based on the use of non-contact close-range 3D scanners and advanced metrology methods and techniques. The real value of 3D digital data comes f...
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Portuguese translation of / Tradução Portuguesa de: DENARD, H. (2009). "The London Charter: for the Computer-based Visualisation of Cultural Heritage". http://www.londoncharter.org
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The main purpose of this ongoing research is to understand possible function(s) of archaeological artefacts through Reverse Engineering processes. In addition, we intend to provide new data, as well as possible explications of the archaeological record according to what it expects about social activities and working processes, by simulating the pot...
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Surface texture is a key parameter in archaeological materials, where its study has been central to use-wear research, as well as in the understanding of manufacturing processes. Nowadays, 3D digital surface textures can be characterized from macroscale to nanoscale, using advanced metrology methods and techniques, and by means of 2D profile or 3D...
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The most significant characteristic of the Neolithic site of La Draga is, undoubtedly, the superb preservation of organic matter. The characteristics of the site make it necessary to develop a protocol that begins during the excavation. Wooden objects are registered by photogrammetry and a systematic documentation which involves determining the spe...
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The palimpsest nature of some parietal engraving is a drawback to the analysis of their motifs. The aging of engraving grooves makes them appear uniform, erasing diachronic information, and conserving only geometry. Graphic solutions based on light/shadow relationships are insufficient for relative chronology. A more efficient way to characterize "...
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L'excavació del jaciment de la Serra del Mas Bonet ha documentat un interessant conjunt d'elements esculpits (6 esteles i un menhir) del neolític final – calcolític. El treball experimental que presentem a continuació ha estat desenvolupat en base a l'anàlisi tecnològica de l'estela que presenta un millor estat de preservació, atès que con-serva un...
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The main purpose of this ongoing research is to understand possible function(s) of archaeological artefacts through Reverse Engineering processes. In addition, we intend to provide new data, as well as possible explications of the archaeological record according to what it expects about social activities and working processes, by simulating the pot...
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The main objective of our research is to develop a new methodology, based on Reverse Engineering processes – 3D scan, quantitative data analysis and Artificial Intelligence techniques, in particular simulation – to study the relationship between form and function of artefacts. Furthermore, we aim to provide new data, as well as possible explanation...
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The palimpsest nature of some parietal engraving is a drawback to the analysis of their motifs. The aging of engraving grooves makes them appear uniform, erasing diachronic information, and conserving only geometry. Graphic solutions based on light/shadow relationships are insufficient for relative chronology. A more efficient way to characterize ”...
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The construction of a large railway infrastructure in 2008 led to the discovery of a prehistoric settlement in the Serra de Mas Bonet, in the Catalan region of Alt Empordà. During the fieldworks, numerous negative structures of various functions and types (cabins, lodge funds, silos, pits, among others) were documented, as well as a broad diachrony...
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The main objective of our research is to understand possible relationships between the form and function(s) of archaeological artefacts, by developing a new methodology based on Reverse Engineering processes – i.e. 3D scan, quantitative data analysis and Artificial Intelligence techniques, in particular computer simulation. In addition, we intend t...
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Why archaeological artefacts are the way they are? In this paper we try to solve such a question by investigating the relationship between form and function. We propose new ways of studying the way behaviour in the past can be asserted on the examination of archaeological observables in the present. In any case, we take into account that there are...
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In archaeology, capturing and processing 3D digital data have been frequently directed for preservation and dissemination purposes, through a wide number of virtual reconstructions, virtual reality and visualizations, virtual museums, replicas or even entertainment. Although these technologies have been around for some time, it appears that there a...
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Cultural Heritage (CH) is a growing area with interesting opportunities. One of the most innovative concepts proposed by Information Technologies (IT) under the new discourses on museology is the introduction of interactivity in exhibitions, this is to say, the possibility of interaction between the user and the contents, by establishing new rules...
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The aim of this paper is to emphasize the importance of 3D technologies and restitutions in the study, interpretation, preservation and dissemination of archaeological sites and artefacts. I aim to do this by complementing traditional alpha-numeric data and images, with new digital ways of registration, virtual interaction and digital data. I shall...
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How to cite: Moitinho de Almeida, V. (2007). “Virtual Museum Spaces. The Roman Villa in Rabaçal, case study”. M.Sc. Thesis. Department of Electrotechnics and Computers Engineering (DEEC), Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP). Pp.138. http://hdl.handle.net/10216/12509
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The aim of this poster is to emphasize the importance of 3D technologies and restitutions in the study, interpretation, preservation and dissemination of archaeological sites and artefacts. I aim to do this by complementing traditional alpha-numeric data and images, with new digital ways of registration, virtual interaction and digital data. I shal...
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The aim of this paper is to present and evaluate the use of different Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) as well as 3D computer graphics, in the development of multimedia applications for both archaeology and museums. These lead to the creation of a specific prototype to analyse some of the major technological issues: an interactive m...
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Collections of quartzite industries collections are “macro-like”. The volume and weight of each artefact means that such collections are difficult to transport. This often means that it is impossible to study them outside research centres and universities. Moreover transporting them often increases the deterioration of crucial stigma analysis. In t...

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I'm looking for some physical and mechanical properties of 2 wood species:
Nothofagus pumilio and Berberis sp.
Specifically, their density, Young's modulus (i.e., elasticity), and Poisson's ratio (longitudinal, radial, tangential).
Is anyone willing to provide data or references?
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