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Character recognition in Byzantine seals with deep neural networks

Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Pub Date : 2025-03-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.daach.2025.e00403

Théophile Rageau , Laurence Likforman-Sulem , Attilio Fiandrotti , Victoria Eyharabide , Béatrice Caseau , Jean-Claude Cheynet

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Corrigendum to “Architectural simulation from point clouds: Between precision and historical validity” [Digit. Appl. Archaeol. Cult. Herit. (2024), e00387] 点云建筑模拟：在精度和历史有效性之间"[Digit.

Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Pub Date : 2025-03-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.daach.2025.e00404

Pedro Luengo

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Erratum regarding missing Declaration of Competing Interest statements in previously published articles

Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Pub Date : 2025-03-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.daach.2024.e00393

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Corrigendum to “Exploring the digital heritage of Ajanta Caves through VR technology” [Digit. Appl. Archaeol. Cult. Heritage 35 (2024) e00381]

Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Pub Date : 2025-03-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.daach.2024.e00398

Amrapali Prakash Tribhuvan , Aziz Abdullah Binnaser

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GIS, sight and sound. Exploring the rock art landscapes of the Santa Teresa Canyon (Baja California Sur, Mexico) as a case study

Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Pub Date : 2025-03-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.daach.2025.e00402

Natalia González Vázquez , Gabriel García Atiénzar , Neemias Santos da Rosa , María de la Luz Gutiérrez Martínez , César Villalobos , Margarita Díaz-Andreu

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Enhancing multicultural visitor engagement through digital art installations: A case study at DPirang, Tongyeong, South Korea

Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Pub Date : 2025-02-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.daach.2025.e00401

Aristarchus Pranayama Kuntjara , Chaehong Lim , Sunghoon Cho , Hongsik Pak

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Breaking the barriers: Extended reality and innovative technologies for enhanced accessibility of the Ceramics Museum of Cutrofiano

Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Pub Date : 2025-02-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.daach.2025.e00400

Carola Gatto , Maria Cristina Barba , Sofia Chiarello , Laura Corchia , Federica Faggiano , Benito Luigi Nuzzo , Giada Sumerano , Valerio De Luca , Lucio Tommaso De Paolis

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A study on levels of detail for presenting 3D models of historical costumes online

Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Pub Date : 2025-01-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.daach.2025.e00399

Aleksei Moskvin , Mariia Moskvina , Victor Kuzmichev

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CNN-based classification of Persian miniature paintings from five renowned schools

Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Pub Date : 2025-01-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.daach.2024.e00397

Mojtaba Shahi , Roozbeh Rajabi , Farnaz Masoumzadeh

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The digital facial approximation of Saint Adalbert of Prague (AD 956–997)

Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Pub Date : 2024-12-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.daach.2024.e00396

Cicero Moraes , Jiří Šindelář , Martin Frouz , Michael E. Habicht , Elena Varotto , Joanna Mietlińska-Sauter , Francesco Maria Galassi

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