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Interactive 3D segmentation on high-resolution photogrammetry models 高分辨率摄影测量模型的交互式三维分割

Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.daach.2026.e00499

Max Haibt

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Feelings and the Roman house: A sentiment analysis of Pompeian graffiti 情感与罗马房屋：庞培涂鸦的情感分析

Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.daach.2025.e00481

Liisa Jalkanen, Samuli Simelius

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Digital twin for cultural heritage: A computational approach to predictive conservation 文化遗产的数字孪生：预测性保护的计算方法

Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.daach.2026.e00519

Francesco Colace , Marco Limongiello , Angelo Lorusso , Michele Pellegrino , Domenicoo Santaniello , Alfonso Santoriello

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Reconstructing lost heritage: digital presentation of 19th century rural landscape of Gülbahçe (İzmir, Türkiye) 重建失去的遗产：19世纪g<s:1> lbah<e:1>乡村景观的数字呈现（İzmir, t<e:1> rkiye）

Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-11 DOI: 10.1016/j.daach.2025.e00490

Beylem Doğa Tabur, Fatma Nurşen Kul

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Another piece of the puzzle: 3D digital methodology for the visualization and analysis of the sun stones from Bornholm 另一个难题是：对博恩霍尔姆的太阳石进行可视化和分析的3D数字方法

Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.daach.2026.e00511

Josephine Bergman

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From Palencia (Spain) to Corpus Christi (Texas, USA): documenting the journey, history and architecture of a Medieval Wooden Ceiling 从帕伦西亚（西班牙）到科珀斯克里斯蒂（美国德克萨斯州）：记录中世纪木制天花板的旅程、历史和建筑

Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.daach.2026.e00517

Ignacio Ferrer Pérez-Blanco

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Designing immersive experiences for heritage sites: Developing VR-focused guidance based on a case study of Nottingham's caves 为遗址设计沉浸式体验：基于诺丁汉洞穴案例研究开发以vr为重点的指南

Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.daach.2026.e00510

Desdemona Yaa Asobayire , Glyn Lawson , Setia Hermawati , Christopher King

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Am I your type? Automated similarity search for 3D scanned archaeological artefacts 我是你喜欢的类型吗？3D扫描考古文物的自动相似性搜索

Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.daach.2026.e00501

Tue J. Boesen , Derek James Parrott , Ivan Adriyanov Nikolov , Peter Ahrendt , Søren M. Sindbæk

{"title":"Am I your type? Automated similarity search for 3D scanned archaeological artefacts","authors":"Tue J. Boesen , Derek James Parrott , Ivan Adriyanov Nikolov , Peter Ahrendt , Søren M. Sindbæk","doi":"10.1016/j.daach.2026.e00501","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.daach.2026.e00501","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Ornamental metal artefacts are central to many archaeological classifications and typologies. Inconsistent classification systems and large numbers of finds, meanwhile, challenges identification. As 3D digitization of cultural heritage data becomes increasingly widespread, automated feature recognition offers potential to augment research. However, existing algorithms used for computer vision are ineffective for similarity search in 3D data. Here we analyse a sample set of 12 objects comprising complete artefacts and fragments pertaining to clearly distinct typological groups. In this paper, wevoxelize the 3D meshes and perform a pairwise point cloud registration to cluster the artefacts into groups using a distance measure. This method is found to correctly identify positive matches but struggles to compare fragments or pieces of very different size. We conclude that the method is viable, but distance measure must be further elaborated to take into consideration the number of points in point clouds as source and target.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":38225,"journal":{"name":"Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage","volume":"40 ","pages":"Article e00501"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146173108","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Writing's on the wall visual archaeology techniques to elicit the historical graffiti in Saint Sophia cathedral in Kyiv 墙上的文字视觉考古技术引出了基辅圣索菲亚大教堂的历史涂鸦

Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.daach.2025.e00493

Gunnar Almevik , Jonathan Westin

{"title":"Writing's on the wall visual archaeology techniques to elicit the historical graffiti in Saint Sophia cathedral in Kyiv","authors":"Gunnar Almevik , Jonathan Westin","doi":"10.1016/j.daach.2025.e00493","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.daach.2025.e00493","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv is a UNESCO World Heritage Site of exceptional significance, housing more than 7000 graffiti inscriptions carved over a millennium. These shallow markings, etched into frescoes and architectural elements, constitute a vast and layered source of knowledge on religious practices, language development, cultural exchange, and everyday life. In light of the ongoing war in Ukraine and the acute risk of cultural heritage loss, a Swedish–Ukrainian collaboration was initiated to digitally preserve the cathedral's inscriptions and to make them accessible for research and public dissemination.</div><div>This article presents the outcomes of a fieldwork-based, practice-led research project assessing visual archaeology techniques for documentation under conflict conditions. The project tested and refined workflows using Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI), Structure from Motion (SfM), and terrestrial laser scanning to capture both the spatial context and the intricate detail of the inscriptions. The challenges of working in a war zone—limited access, lighting conditions, and the sacred character of the site—necessitated significant adaptations and underscored the need for situational judgement in digitisation processes.</div><div>Stakeholder engagement played a central role in defining data needs across disciplines, from epigraphy and palaeography to conservation and art history. The project also established scalable protocols and provided training to local heritage professionals, thereby building capacity for ongoing documentation. While only 30 per cent of the graffiti surfaces have been digitised to date, the project demonstrates that quality in digital preservation is not solely a matter of technical specification, but also of contextual adaptation, stakeholder engagement, and relevance to future knowledge-making under conditions of uncertainty.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":38225,"journal":{"name":"Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage","volume":"40 ","pages":"Article e00493"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145884547","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Abrank Surp Tavit Monastery: Documenting, conserving, and rehabilitating a threatened Armenian cultural heritage site in Eastern Anatolia Abrank Surp Tavit修道院：在安纳托利亚东部记录、保护和修复一处受到威胁的亚美尼亚文化遗产

Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-11 DOI: 10.1016/j.daach.2025.e00489

Ayşenur Yelda Can , Mine Esmer

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