From Field Archaeology to Virtual Reconstruction: A Five Steps Method Using the Extended Matrix

This article is framed into the theoretical and methodological background of virtual archaeology. The advantages archaeology its weak points have long been discussed in academia, formulating foundations principles to be followed order guarantee scientific results, where data are traceable, transparent verifiable. Gathering inheritance last 30 years debates research, this work proposes implementing these through formulation a approach, reconstruction archaeological contexts, consisting an application protocol articulated five steps. In particular, proposed methodology grounded Extended Matrix (EM), formal language tools entirely developed tested by Virtual Heritage lab CNR ISPC. EM takes cue from Harris adapts system specific needs arising fields visualisation. protocol, which ranges fieldwork publication data, has systematised over ten activity on various complex significant contexts. article, each step supported case studies described detail accompanied graphic apparatus that clearly illustrates results obtained. These led definition version 1.2 as methods section.