حمایة الموروث الحضاری فی المواقع الأثریةالتحدیات الطبیعیة وإجراءات الحفاظ Protect heritage in archaeological sites - Challenges and conservation measures

Conservation technologies for archaeological sites and artifacts

Photogrammetry for Archaeological Documentation and Cultural Heritage Conservation

Photogrammetry is the art and science of deriving accurate 3-D metric and descriptive object information from multiple analogue and digital images. Recently, there has been an increasing interest in utilizing imagery in different fields such as archaeology, architecture, mechanical inspection, and surgery. Photogrammetry is concerned with deriving measurements of the size, shape, position and t...

Location-based Interpretation at Archaeological and Heritage Sites: Visitor Reception to New Media Tours

This study investigated how the delivery of interpretation affects the experience of visitors at heritage sites, with a specific focus on location-based media. Presented are the steps leading to the development of three digital proto types along with audience observations and evaluations, and the resulting framework that raises important questions that creators must take into consideration when...

Effective High Resolution 3D Geometric Reconstruction of Heritage and Archaeological Sites from Images

Motivated by the need for fast, accurate, and high-resolution approach to document heritage and archaeological sites before they are removed or destroyed, the goal of this paper is to develop and demonstrate advanced image-based techniques to capture the fine 3D geometric details of such sites. The size of the site can be large and of any arbitrary shape which presents a challenge to all existi...

Developing a Conceptual Framework of Integrity in Urban Heritage Conservation

The concept of integrity, as a factor of sustaining values and significance of cultural heritage, is considered to be a key element in the process of urban heritage conservation. Review and analysis of documents, conventions and theories concerning the role of integrity in urban heritage conservation shows that in recent decades, the concept of integrity has attracted attention worldwide in the...