| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 388 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color) |
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Preface ; The Authors; Abbreviations and acronyms ; Chapter 1 Introduction -- Current Trends in Cultural Heritage and Documentation ; 1.1 Innovation is human nature ; 1.2 Innovation in contrast to conservation ; 1.3 Current trends, challenges and recommendations ; 1.3.1 Trend 1 -- Widening definition of the conservation profession ; 1.3.2 Trend 2 -- Enlarging scale of cultural heritage ; 1.3.3 Trend 3 -- Developing new themes in cultural heritage ; 1.3.4 Trend 4 -- Increasing threats ; 1.3.5 Trend 5 -- Increasing pace of innovation ; 1.3.6 Trend 6 -- Fragmentation of data |
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1.4 Recommendations 1.4.1 Ensure that multidisciplinary teams are formed ; 1.4.2 Established principles, guidelines and specifications ; 1.4.3 Engage communities ; 1.4.4 Train and educate ; 1.4.5 Identify good practice; 1.4.6 Focus on risk assessment and sustainability ; 1.4.7 Focus on value-centred assessment ; 1.5 Conclusions ; References ; Chapter 2 -- Conservation Techniques in Cultural Heritage ; 2.1 From a moment to preserving the past in 3D ; 2.1.1 Encapsulating a moment in the past ; 2.1.2 Protection, preservation and conservation ; 2.1.3 Three-dimensional view to the past |
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2.2 The duty to protect and preserve 2.2.1 Developments in protection ; 2.2.2 Safeguarding bodies ; 2.2.3 Challenges for protection and preservation ; 2.3 Landscapes, sites and structures in 3D ; 2.3.1 Landscapes and contexts ; 2.3.2 Applying remote sensing from air and space ; 2.3.3 Penetrating the ground: searching for sites and structures ; 2.3.4 Digging deep at sites ; 2.3.5 On-site conservation and site conservation ; 2.4 Prehistory in Mind ; 2.4.1 From the first foot prints to rock art ; 2.5 Sacred spaces of Ancient Greece and stumbling blocks |
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2.5.1 The Acropolis -- the crumbling sacred rock of the Athenians 2.5.2 Augmented reality and sculptural modelling in 3D Olympia ; 2.6 Reconstructing Ancient Roman public and domestic spaces ; 2.6.1 Virtual villas and palaces in 'eternal' Rome ; 2.6.2 The forum, insulae and villas in Pompeii and Herculaneum ; 2.7 Documenting caravan cities in the Ancient East ; 2.7.1 Hatra, Palmyra and Petra revisited ; 2.8 Capturing and saving architecture from the Common Era ; 2.8.1 Saving sacred spaces: churches, mosques and synagogues ; 2.8.2 Buddhist and Hindu temples |
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2.8.3 Modelling historical castles, palazzos, houses and gardens 2.9 Viewing walls, ceilings and floors ; 2.9.1 Wall paintings ; 2.9.2 Mosaics ; 2.10 Documenting detailed features and artefacts ; 2.10.1 Relevant methods for 3D ; 2.10.2 Sculptured monuments, statues and ornamentation ; 2.10.3 Some types of artefacts and materials ; 2.11 Inscriptions, tablets, scrolls and codices ; 2.11.1 Monumental inscriptions ; 2.11.2 Small inscriptions and coins ; 2.11.3 Papyrus and parchment rolls, wax and wood tablets, palm leaves, bark and paper ; 2.12 Graves, tombs and human remains |
| Summary |
This book provides an integrated and objective approach to documentation of cultural heritage, bringing together the techniques of conservation with management, photographic methods, various modelling techniques and the use of unmanned aerial systems. It is written by a team of international experts based upon their practical experience and expertise |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed October 7, 2016) |
| Subject |
Historic sites -- Conservation and restoration.
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Three-dimensional imaging.
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Three-dimensional imaging in archaeology.
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Cultural property -- Protection.
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Photography in archaeology.
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Imaging, Three-Dimensional
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three-dimensional.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
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Cultural property -- Protection
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Historic sites -- Conservation and restoration
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Photography in archaeology
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Three-dimensional imaging
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Three-dimensional imaging in archaeology
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Stylianidis, Efstratios, editor.
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Remondino, Fabio, 1974- editor.
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| ISBN |
9781849952972 |
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1849952973 |
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