Books by Michele Nucciotti
What can Medieval archaeologists do for today societies? Florence University team of Medieval Arc... more What can Medieval archaeologists do for today societies? Florence University team of Medieval Archaeology developed a strategy for funding base research projects at international level with the aim of showing how academic achievements could provide actual benefits to a wide public, including governing institutions, non state actors and heritage tourists. The posters present a selection of three international projects from 2006 to 2011 to illustrate how this was done.
Medieval archaeology is quite a recent academic field in Italy (from 1970s) and is characterized by high interdisciplinarity within Human and Natural sciences. Medieval landscapes and urbanization are the blueprint of today’s Euro-Mediterranean countryside and cities. Medieval architectures are a key feature of modern historic centers and in a very great number of cases medieval buildings are still in use as public or private structures across Europe and the Mediterranean. These facts provided the ground for designing projects that could serve the purposes of academic research as well as to help addressing issues of heritage governance and of promotion of social cultural growth and awareness for local and tourist populations.
A crucial point for the viability of such projects was the actual engagement of non academic potential beneficiaries into a joint cooperation with University of Florence on an equal basis. Community activation, based on the methodology of EU Leader Plus programme for rural development (then embedded within Public Archaeology), helped bridging the obstacles of potential distrust between academic and non academic actors through the development of a common language and through clearly defined roles within project consortia. The aim of maximizing benefits for all partners was interpreted in the sense that projects should respond to clearly identified needs of each partner/stakeholder, that has to actively take part to project planning and activities, thus helping an actual engagement of all project actors. All activities are subject to monitoring and impact evaluation. Projects developed by the Chair of Medieval Archaeology within this frame provided additional funding for base research (also in the form of research grants); sustained and implemented a scientific network of international public research institutions and their activities (including joint scientific missions and publications); created territorial, national and international networks of academic and non-academic actors able to join forces in project consortia and, recently, developed spin-off actions in the field of heritage services/enterprises.
In the case of the “Atlas of Medieval Buildings” (2006-2008), the outcome of archaeological research on medieval still standing structures of Mount Amiata in southern Tuscany, based on procedures of Light Archaeology (using non-invasive methods, limited excavation and focused on reconstructing territorial histories) produced in turn usable tools of heritage governance for 10 local municipalities (EU Leader Plus “Colleganze”) as well as a local museum (funded by Municipality of Arcidosso, University of Florence and Regione Toscana) for disseminating the results of academic research towards heritage tourists and resident population. The scientific study was carried out by the Chair of Medieval Archaeology and was aimed at recording and interpreting lordly settlement strategies of earls Aldobrandeschi between 10th and 14th centuries as part of a wider research programme on medieval rural aristocracies in Tuscany that includes areas in the provinces of Florence and Arezzo.
[quote from M. Nucciotti, G. Vannini, 'Light and Public!
International projects and research by the Florence chair of Medieval Archaeology, Florence (Italy), 2011, in print]
Papers by Michele Nucciotti
Archaeology in Jordan, 2024
Preliminary report on the 2023 campaign by the "Mediaeval Petra" archaeological mission of the Un... more Preliminary report on the 2023 campaign by the "Mediaeval Petra" archaeological mission of the University of Florence at the site of al-Wu'ayra
SPOLIA. Journal of Medieval Studies - LINK TO ARTICLE || http://www.spolia.it/online/it/documents/Nucciotti_Ranieri_Spolia24_Estratto.pdf ||, 2024
SPOLIA: Journal of Medieval Studies, Volume XX (2024), Issue 10, n.s. - February
The article dis... more SPOLIA: Journal of Medieval Studies, Volume XX (2024), Issue 10, n.s. - February
The article discusses the initial findings from the 2022 excavation season at the al-Wu’Ayra site in Petra, Jordan. This research is part of the "Medieval Petra: Archaeology of Crusader-Ayyubid Settlement in Transjordan" project, led by the Chair of Medieval Archaeology at the University of Florence since 1986.
During the 2022 season, the focus was on two excavation areas: designated as 15000 and 30000. These areas are situated within the northeast tower complex of a 12th-century Crusader castle. Area 30000 corresponds to the Crusader tower itself, which witnessed several functional alterations over time, including domestic and stable uses during the Ayyubid-Mamluk and Ottoman periods. On the other hand, Area 15000, positioned outside the tower, exhibits post-medieval modifications affecting both indoor and outdoor spaces. Its primary chronological horizon suggests Early Ottoman period occupation phases involving sedentary and pastoral communities.
The conclusions drawn from the excavation activities provide updated insights into the settlement patterns and the phased abandonment of the al-Wu’Ayra site.
in Isabelle PALLOT-FROSSARD (ed.), 2022, Un patrimoine pour l’avenir, une science pour le patrimoine Heritage for the Future, Science for Heritage, Actes du Colloque / Symposium 15 - 16 Mars 2022 / March 15 - 16, 2022 Louvre / Bibliothèque nationale de France / PARIS, 2022
Presentazione metodologica e caso studio applicativo dell'integrazione dell'Archeologia Leggera n... more Presentazione metodologica e caso studio applicativo dell'integrazione dell'Archeologia Leggera nelle metodologie di analisi e mappatura delle trasformazioni materiali di aree urbane marginali in rapido cambiamento.
Methodological presentation and applied case study of the integration of Light Archaeology in the methodologies of analysis and mapping of material transformations of rapidly changing marginal urban areas.
FACTA A JOURNAL OF LATE ROMAN, MEDIEVAL AND POST-MEDIEVAL MATERIAL CULTURE STUDIES, 2021
Università di Firenze e Yerevan State University hanno avviato nel 2013 un progetto di ricerca ar... more Università di Firenze e Yerevan State University hanno avviato nel 2013 un progetto di ricerca archeologica e territoriale congiunto in Vayots Dzor (Armenia), al fine di indagare l'impatto della connettività eurasiatica a lungo raggio nella formazione e nello sviluppo dei paesaggi medievali locali. Il team è dedicato allo sviluppo della ricerca archeologica integrata, basata su metodi di indagine non distruttivi. Il progetto costituisce il primo esperimento di Light Archaeology in Armenia e nel Caucaso e i risultati attesi includono tanto progressi nella ricerca storicoarcheologica sul Medioevo armeno (cc. 7-16) quanto progressi metodologici negli studi archeologici territoriali nel loro complesso. In questo lavoro gli autori si soffermano sul secondo aspetto, presentando i quadri teorici e metodologici adottati al fine di approfondire la conoscenza sui fenomeni materiali e storici osservabili nella realizzazione dei paesaggi medievali a Vayots Dzor.
In 2013, the University of Florence and the State University of Yerevan started a joint archaeological and territorial research project in Vayots Dzor (Armenia), in order to investigate the impact of long-range Eurasian connectivity in the creation and promotion of local medieval landscapes. The team is devoted to the development of integrated archaeological research, based on non-destructive investigation methods. The project represents the first experiment with Light Archaeology in Armenia and Caucasus, and expected results include advances in both archaeological-historical research about Armenian Middle Ages (cc. 7th-16th) and methodological advances in archaeological territorial studies as a whole. The authors of the present paper shall focus on the latter point and present theoretical and methodological frameworks adopted by the Italian partner of the project in order to enhance the knowledge on material and historical phenomena observable in the making of medieval landscapes in Vayots Dzor.
The present paper addresses an approach for merging heritage survey and archaeological knowledge.... more The present paper addresses an approach for merging heritage survey and archaeological knowledge. The theoretical framework is the integration between photogrammetric survey and documentation process, practically used in different archaeological excavation. Merging surveyed geometries and knowledge is a complex task. Many variables have to be considered during the process of merging. Photogrammetric survey results and knowledge can be actually seen as information. Information is sorted by source. A source is a set of information provided by the operators involved in the excavation process. Such operators can be archaeologists, photogrammetrists, or any other researcher (i.e. a topographist) involved in the study. The merging process involves the verification of the consistency of different sources and the aggregation of all the information from the sources into a global result. Each source, respectively each operator, owns a personal representation of his knowledge domain, a photogr...
The paper presents an interdisciplinary project dealing with survey and documentation in medieval... more The paper presents an interdisciplinary project dealing with survey and documentation in medieval archaeology. The project is led by two scientific partners: the CNRS MAP-GAMSAU of Marseilles (France) responsible for the photogrammetric survey and the web documentation, and the “Dipartimento di Studi storici e Geografici” (DSSG) of the University of Florence (Italy) responsible for the archaeological research. The case study is the Castle of Shawbak, traditionally known in historical reports as the “Crac de Montreal” in Jordan. 2D and 3D models generation from photogrammetric data, user friendly matching of measurements and archaeological knowledge, XML usage as standard language for the whole project are the main innovative and interesting issues of this research. More details on the above will be given in the present document. In the Survey stage two photogrammetric packages have been used. Photomodeler ™ is used to make the orientation, several hundred of photographs have to be o...
ISPRS - International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2017
The paper presents some reflexions concerning an interdisciplinary project between Medieval Archa... more The paper presents some reflexions concerning an interdisciplinary project between Medieval Archaeologists from the University of Florence (Italy) and ICT researchers from CNRS LSIS of Marseille (France), aiming towards a connection between 3D spatial representation and archaeological knowledge. It is well known that Laser Scanner, Photogrammetry and Computer Vision are very attractive tools for archaeologists, although the integration of representation of space and representation of archaeological time has not yet found a methodological standard of reference. We try to develop an integrated system for archaeological 3D survey and all other types of archaeological data and knowledge through integrating observable (material) and non-graphic (interpretive) data. Survey plays a central role, since it is both a metric representation of the archaeological site and, to a wider extent, an interpretation of it (being also a common basis for communication between the 2 teams). More specifica...
Castelli Medievali a Petra E Nel Vicino Oriente Tra Rilievo E Archeologia, 2009
Medioevo Un Passato Da Riscoprire, 2003
... Vita quotidiana: Dalla pala nella brace. Autores: Michele Nucciotti; Localización: Medioevo: ... more ... Vita quotidiana: Dalla pala nella brace. Autores: Michele Nucciotti; Localización: Medioevo: un passato da riscoprire, ISSN 1125-6893, Vol. 7, Nº 11, 2003 , págs. 84-91. Fundación Dialnet. Acceso de usuarios registrados. Acceso ...
VI CICLO DI STUDI MEDIEVALI, Atti del Convegno , 2020
Published in:
Atti del Convegno NUOVO MEDIOEVO (Firenze l’8-9 Giugno 2020), EBS Edizioni, Lesmo (... more Published in:
Atti del Convegno NUOVO MEDIOEVO (Firenze l’8-9 Giugno 2020), EBS Edizioni, Lesmo (MB) 2020, Isbn 978-88-9349-893-7, pp. 287-292.
Abstract:
[ENG] The inclusion of Eastern Armenia within the political space of the Mongol empire (1236-1335) caused a profound reorganization of society and triggered settlement dynamics unheard of until then in the south of the Caucasus. At the same time, the rural landscape was transformed, integrating structurally and culturally into the new global imperial system, extended between Iran and China. The light archeology investigations conducted by the University of Florence in Vayots Dzor (2013-19) made it possible to isolate some material elements of this transformation, outlining the characters of unprecedented phenomena of medieval rural cosmopolitanism.
[ITA] L'inclusione dell'Armenia Orientale entro lo spazio politico dell'impero mongolo (1236-1335) causò una profonda riorganizzazione della società e innestò dinamiche insediative inedite fino a quel momento a sud del Caucaso. Contestualmente, il paesaggio rurale si trasformò, integrandosi strutturalmente e culturalmente nel nuovo sistema imperiale globale, esteso tra l'Iran e la Cina. Le indagini di archeologia leggera condotte dall'Università di Firenze in Vayots Dzor (2013-19) hanno consentito di isolare alcuni elementi materiali di tale trasformazione, delineando i caratteri di inediti fenomeni di cosmopolitismo rurale medievale.
Archeologia Pubblica in Italia, 2019
in M. Nucciotti, C. Bonacchi, C. Molducci (a c.), Archeologia Pubblica in Italia, 2019
L'articolo presenta e discute due casi di studio relativi a distretti turistici locali sviluppati... more L'articolo presenta e discute due casi di studio relativi a distretti turistici locali sviluppati a partire dalle ricerche di archeologia leggera territoriale in Italia (Toscana, Amiata, Arcidosso) e Giordania (Ma'an, Shawbak, Petra)
The paper presents and discusses two case studies of rural tourist districts based on archaeological territorial research in Italy (Tuscany, Amiata, Arcidosso) and Jordan (Ma'an, Shawbak, Petra), in the frame of local development strategies.
volume scaricabile/ downloadable volume: https://www.fupress.com/catalogo/archeologia-pubblica-in-italia/3944
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Medieval archaeology is quite a recent academic field in Italy (from 1970s) and is characterized by high interdisciplinarity within Human and Natural sciences. Medieval landscapes and urbanization are the blueprint of today’s Euro-Mediterranean countryside and cities. Medieval architectures are a key feature of modern historic centers and in a very great number of cases medieval buildings are still in use as public or private structures across Europe and the Mediterranean. These facts provided the ground for designing projects that could serve the purposes of academic research as well as to help addressing issues of heritage governance and of promotion of social cultural growth and awareness for local and tourist populations.
A crucial point for the viability of such projects was the actual engagement of non academic potential beneficiaries into a joint cooperation with University of Florence on an equal basis. Community activation, based on the methodology of EU Leader Plus programme for rural development (then embedded within Public Archaeology), helped bridging the obstacles of potential distrust between academic and non academic actors through the development of a common language and through clearly defined roles within project consortia. The aim of maximizing benefits for all partners was interpreted in the sense that projects should respond to clearly identified needs of each partner/stakeholder, that has to actively take part to project planning and activities, thus helping an actual engagement of all project actors. All activities are subject to monitoring and impact evaluation. Projects developed by the Chair of Medieval Archaeology within this frame provided additional funding for base research (also in the form of research grants); sustained and implemented a scientific network of international public research institutions and their activities (including joint scientific missions and publications); created territorial, national and international networks of academic and non-academic actors able to join forces in project consortia and, recently, developed spin-off actions in the field of heritage services/enterprises.
In the case of the “Atlas of Medieval Buildings” (2006-2008), the outcome of archaeological research on medieval still standing structures of Mount Amiata in southern Tuscany, based on procedures of Light Archaeology (using non-invasive methods, limited excavation and focused on reconstructing territorial histories) produced in turn usable tools of heritage governance for 10 local municipalities (EU Leader Plus “Colleganze”) as well as a local museum (funded by Municipality of Arcidosso, University of Florence and Regione Toscana) for disseminating the results of academic research towards heritage tourists and resident population. The scientific study was carried out by the Chair of Medieval Archaeology and was aimed at recording and interpreting lordly settlement strategies of earls Aldobrandeschi between 10th and 14th centuries as part of a wider research programme on medieval rural aristocracies in Tuscany that includes areas in the provinces of Florence and Arezzo.
[quote from M. Nucciotti, G. Vannini, 'Light and Public!
International projects and research by the Florence chair of Medieval Archaeology, Florence (Italy), 2011, in print]
Papers by Michele Nucciotti
The article discusses the initial findings from the 2022 excavation season at the al-Wu’Ayra site in Petra, Jordan. This research is part of the "Medieval Petra: Archaeology of Crusader-Ayyubid Settlement in Transjordan" project, led by the Chair of Medieval Archaeology at the University of Florence since 1986.
During the 2022 season, the focus was on two excavation areas: designated as 15000 and 30000. These areas are situated within the northeast tower complex of a 12th-century Crusader castle. Area 30000 corresponds to the Crusader tower itself, which witnessed several functional alterations over time, including domestic and stable uses during the Ayyubid-Mamluk and Ottoman periods. On the other hand, Area 15000, positioned outside the tower, exhibits post-medieval modifications affecting both indoor and outdoor spaces. Its primary chronological horizon suggests Early Ottoman period occupation phases involving sedentary and pastoral communities.
The conclusions drawn from the excavation activities provide updated insights into the settlement patterns and the phased abandonment of the al-Wu’Ayra site.
Methodological presentation and applied case study of the integration of Light Archaeology in the methodologies of analysis and mapping of material transformations of rapidly changing marginal urban areas.
In 2013, the University of Florence and the State University of Yerevan started a joint archaeological and territorial research project in Vayots Dzor (Armenia), in order to investigate the impact of long-range Eurasian connectivity in the creation and promotion of local medieval landscapes. The team is devoted to the development of integrated archaeological research, based on non-destructive investigation methods. The project represents the first experiment with Light Archaeology in Armenia and Caucasus, and expected results include advances in both archaeological-historical research about Armenian Middle Ages (cc. 7th-16th) and methodological advances in archaeological territorial studies as a whole. The authors of the present paper shall focus on the latter point and present theoretical and methodological frameworks adopted by the Italian partner of the project in order to enhance the knowledge on material and historical phenomena observable in the making of medieval landscapes in Vayots Dzor.
Atti del Convegno NUOVO MEDIOEVO (Firenze l’8-9 Giugno 2020), EBS Edizioni, Lesmo (MB) 2020, Isbn 978-88-9349-893-7, pp. 287-292.
Abstract:
[ENG] The inclusion of Eastern Armenia within the political space of the Mongol empire (1236-1335) caused a profound reorganization of society and triggered settlement dynamics unheard of until then in the south of the Caucasus. At the same time, the rural landscape was transformed, integrating structurally and culturally into the new global imperial system, extended between Iran and China. The light archeology investigations conducted by the University of Florence in Vayots Dzor (2013-19) made it possible to isolate some material elements of this transformation, outlining the characters of unprecedented phenomena of medieval rural cosmopolitanism.
[ITA] L'inclusione dell'Armenia Orientale entro lo spazio politico dell'impero mongolo (1236-1335) causò una profonda riorganizzazione della società e innestò dinamiche insediative inedite fino a quel momento a sud del Caucaso. Contestualmente, il paesaggio rurale si trasformò, integrandosi strutturalmente e culturalmente nel nuovo sistema imperiale globale, esteso tra l'Iran e la Cina. Le indagini di archeologia leggera condotte dall'Università di Firenze in Vayots Dzor (2013-19) hanno consentito di isolare alcuni elementi materiali di tale trasformazione, delineando i caratteri di inediti fenomeni di cosmopolitismo rurale medievale.
The paper presents and discusses two case studies of rural tourist districts based on archaeological territorial research in Italy (Tuscany, Amiata, Arcidosso) and Jordan (Ma'an, Shawbak, Petra), in the frame of local development strategies.
volume scaricabile/ downloadable volume: https://www.fupress.com/catalogo/archeologia-pubblica-in-italia/3944
Medieval archaeology is quite a recent academic field in Italy (from 1970s) and is characterized by high interdisciplinarity within Human and Natural sciences. Medieval landscapes and urbanization are the blueprint of today’s Euro-Mediterranean countryside and cities. Medieval architectures are a key feature of modern historic centers and in a very great number of cases medieval buildings are still in use as public or private structures across Europe and the Mediterranean. These facts provided the ground for designing projects that could serve the purposes of academic research as well as to help addressing issues of heritage governance and of promotion of social cultural growth and awareness for local and tourist populations.
A crucial point for the viability of such projects was the actual engagement of non academic potential beneficiaries into a joint cooperation with University of Florence on an equal basis. Community activation, based on the methodology of EU Leader Plus programme for rural development (then embedded within Public Archaeology), helped bridging the obstacles of potential distrust between academic and non academic actors through the development of a common language and through clearly defined roles within project consortia. The aim of maximizing benefits for all partners was interpreted in the sense that projects should respond to clearly identified needs of each partner/stakeholder, that has to actively take part to project planning and activities, thus helping an actual engagement of all project actors. All activities are subject to monitoring and impact evaluation. Projects developed by the Chair of Medieval Archaeology within this frame provided additional funding for base research (also in the form of research grants); sustained and implemented a scientific network of international public research institutions and their activities (including joint scientific missions and publications); created territorial, national and international networks of academic and non-academic actors able to join forces in project consortia and, recently, developed spin-off actions in the field of heritage services/enterprises.
In the case of the “Atlas of Medieval Buildings” (2006-2008), the outcome of archaeological research on medieval still standing structures of Mount Amiata in southern Tuscany, based on procedures of Light Archaeology (using non-invasive methods, limited excavation and focused on reconstructing territorial histories) produced in turn usable tools of heritage governance for 10 local municipalities (EU Leader Plus “Colleganze”) as well as a local museum (funded by Municipality of Arcidosso, University of Florence and Regione Toscana) for disseminating the results of academic research towards heritage tourists and resident population. The scientific study was carried out by the Chair of Medieval Archaeology and was aimed at recording and interpreting lordly settlement strategies of earls Aldobrandeschi between 10th and 14th centuries as part of a wider research programme on medieval rural aristocracies in Tuscany that includes areas in the provinces of Florence and Arezzo.
[quote from M. Nucciotti, G. Vannini, 'Light and Public!
International projects and research by the Florence chair of Medieval Archaeology, Florence (Italy), 2011, in print]
The article discusses the initial findings from the 2022 excavation season at the al-Wu’Ayra site in Petra, Jordan. This research is part of the "Medieval Petra: Archaeology of Crusader-Ayyubid Settlement in Transjordan" project, led by the Chair of Medieval Archaeology at the University of Florence since 1986.
During the 2022 season, the focus was on two excavation areas: designated as 15000 and 30000. These areas are situated within the northeast tower complex of a 12th-century Crusader castle. Area 30000 corresponds to the Crusader tower itself, which witnessed several functional alterations over time, including domestic and stable uses during the Ayyubid-Mamluk and Ottoman periods. On the other hand, Area 15000, positioned outside the tower, exhibits post-medieval modifications affecting both indoor and outdoor spaces. Its primary chronological horizon suggests Early Ottoman period occupation phases involving sedentary and pastoral communities.
The conclusions drawn from the excavation activities provide updated insights into the settlement patterns and the phased abandonment of the al-Wu’Ayra site.
Methodological presentation and applied case study of the integration of Light Archaeology in the methodologies of analysis and mapping of material transformations of rapidly changing marginal urban areas.
In 2013, the University of Florence and the State University of Yerevan started a joint archaeological and territorial research project in Vayots Dzor (Armenia), in order to investigate the impact of long-range Eurasian connectivity in the creation and promotion of local medieval landscapes. The team is devoted to the development of integrated archaeological research, based on non-destructive investigation methods. The project represents the first experiment with Light Archaeology in Armenia and Caucasus, and expected results include advances in both archaeological-historical research about Armenian Middle Ages (cc. 7th-16th) and methodological advances in archaeological territorial studies as a whole. The authors of the present paper shall focus on the latter point and present theoretical and methodological frameworks adopted by the Italian partner of the project in order to enhance the knowledge on material and historical phenomena observable in the making of medieval landscapes in Vayots Dzor.
Atti del Convegno NUOVO MEDIOEVO (Firenze l’8-9 Giugno 2020), EBS Edizioni, Lesmo (MB) 2020, Isbn 978-88-9349-893-7, pp. 287-292.
Abstract:
[ENG] The inclusion of Eastern Armenia within the political space of the Mongol empire (1236-1335) caused a profound reorganization of society and triggered settlement dynamics unheard of until then in the south of the Caucasus. At the same time, the rural landscape was transformed, integrating structurally and culturally into the new global imperial system, extended between Iran and China. The light archeology investigations conducted by the University of Florence in Vayots Dzor (2013-19) made it possible to isolate some material elements of this transformation, outlining the characters of unprecedented phenomena of medieval rural cosmopolitanism.
[ITA] L'inclusione dell'Armenia Orientale entro lo spazio politico dell'impero mongolo (1236-1335) causò una profonda riorganizzazione della società e innestò dinamiche insediative inedite fino a quel momento a sud del Caucaso. Contestualmente, il paesaggio rurale si trasformò, integrandosi strutturalmente e culturalmente nel nuovo sistema imperiale globale, esteso tra l'Iran e la Cina. Le indagini di archeologia leggera condotte dall'Università di Firenze in Vayots Dzor (2013-19) hanno consentito di isolare alcuni elementi materiali di tale trasformazione, delineando i caratteri di inediti fenomeni di cosmopolitismo rurale medievale.
The paper presents and discusses two case studies of rural tourist districts based on archaeological territorial research in Italy (Tuscany, Amiata, Arcidosso) and Jordan (Ma'an, Shawbak, Petra), in the frame of local development strategies.
volume scaricabile/ downloadable volume: https://www.fupress.com/catalogo/archeologia-pubblica-in-italia/3944
progress towards a 3D Geographical Information System (GIS) dedicated to
Cultural Heritage with a specific focus application on the Castle of Shawbak,
one of the best preserved rural medieval settlements in the entire Middle East).
The Shawbak archaeological project is a specific and integrated project between
medieval archaeological research and computer vision done thanks to a long
cooperation between University of Florence and CNRS, LSIS, Marseille.
Focusing mainly on stratigraphical analysis of upstanding structures we provide
archaeologists with two-step pipeline. First a survey process using
photogrammetry, both in a traditional way with additional annotations and
using the most advanced technique to obtain dense maps and then a tool for
statistical analysis. Two main applications are presented here, stratigraphy
analysis with Harris matrix computed on the fly from the 3D viewer and
statistical tools, clustering operation on ashlar in order to show new
relationships between the measured artifacts.
All these developments are written in Java within Arpenteur framework[