scholarly journals NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE DOCUMENTATION AND PRESERVATION OF THE MAYA CULTURAL HERITAGE. THE PALACE OF THE GOVERNOR AT UXMAL (YUCATÁN, MEXICO)

2020 ◽  
Vol XLIV-M-1-2020 ◽  
pp. 397-403
Author(s):  
G. Muñoz Cosme ◽  
C. Vidal Lorenzo
Keyword(s):  
New Technologies ◽  
Laser Scanner ◽  
Late Classic ◽  
Archaeological Heritage ◽  
World Heritage Sites ◽  
Preventive Conservation ◽  
Heritage Sites ◽  
Current State ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Architectural Documentation

Abstract. One of the major challenges currently facing the architectural and archaeological heritage in subtropical World Heritage sites is its preventive conservation. Many of these sites are vulnerable to the adverse impacts of natural disasters and climate change. The risk is compounded by the fact that several of them are among the most iconic places in the world, and so they also face the threat of the excessive growth of visitors. What is more, in earlier times many were restored with unsuitable materials or using inappropriate techniques which have heightened the risk they face today. However, thanks to the new digital technologies of architectural documentation involving the use of laser scanner and photogrammetry, applied in combination with traditional systems, the current state of the buildings can be documented and evaluated thoroughly and accurately. The information obtained can help to guide the choice of the measures and actions needed to prevent, or at least minimize, future deterioration or loss. An example of a project of this kind is the documentation work we are currently carrying out at the Palace of the Governor, an exceptional 98 m long building from the Late Classic period, located in the Maya city of Uxmal (Yucatán, Mexico). The palace is situated in a prominent position on a large, elevated platform. The results of this research are the subject of this paper.

MILETO, C.; VEGAS, F.; CRISTINI, V. y GARCÍA, L. Architectural and Archaeological Heritage. Management and New Technologies (Vol. I) and Earthen Architecture and Heritage at Risk (Vol. II). Proceedings of the International Conference on Vernacular Architecture in World Heritage Sites. Risks and New Technologies – HERITAGE2020 (3DPast | Risk-Terra). Vol. I. Valencia, Copernicus Publications, 2020.

2020 ◽  
pp. 222-228
Author(s):  
María Lidón de Miguel ◽  
Alicia Hueto Escobar
Keyword(s):  
New Technologies ◽  
Vernacular Architecture ◽  
World Heritage ◽  
Heritage Management ◽  
Archaeological Heritage ◽  
World Heritage Sites ◽  
International Conference ◽  
Heritage Sites ◽  
Nuevas Tecnologías ◽  
Earthen Architecture

Las presentes actas son el resultado del congreso internacional “HERITAGE2020 (3Dpast | RISK-Terra), International Conference on Vernacular Architecture in Wordl Heritage Sites. Risks and New Technologies”, organizado por la Universitat Politècnica de València dentro del marco de dos proyectos de investigación. Por un lado, el proyecto “3D Past – Living and visiting European World Heritage” (2017-2020), financiado por la Unión Europea dentro del Programa Europa Creativa y liderado por la Escola Superior Gallaecia (Portugal) en colaboración con la Universitat Politècnica de Valènica (España) y la Università degli Studi di Firenze (Italia). El objetivo de este primer proyecto es promover la puesta en valor del patrimonio vernáculo de los Sitios Patrimonio Mundial habitados a través de las nuevas tecnologías. Por otro lado, el proyecto “RISK-Terra, Earthen architecture in the Iberian Peninsula: Study of natural, social and anthropic risks and strategies to improve resilience” (2019-2021), financiado por el Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades Español y liderado por la Universitat Politècnica de València. El objetivo de este último proyecto es plantear el estudio científico de los riesgos naturales, sociales y antrópicos que afectan al patrimonio arquitectónico construido con tierra en España, tanto vernáculo como monumental, así como el análisis de los procesos de degradación y las dinámicas de transformación principales, para promover estrategias de conservación, intervención y rehabilitación que prevengan los posibles daños y aumenten su resiliencia.

scholarly journals 3D MODELING FOR THE KNOWLEDGE OF ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE AND VIRTUAL RECONSTRUCTION OF ITS HISTORICAL MEMORY

2017 ◽  
Vol XLII-2/W3 ◽  
pp. 133-139
Author(s):  
M. Campi ◽  
A. di Luggo ◽  
S. Scandurra
Keyword(s):  
Point Cloud ◽  
Historical Memory ◽  
Laser Scanner ◽  
Residential Building ◽  
Original Structure ◽  
Architectural Heritage ◽  
Current State ◽  
Virtual Reconstruction ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The University

The object of this paper is one of the most ancient palaces of Naples, Palazzo Penne, a fourteenth-century residential building located on a small high ground which originally was in the outer fringe of the built up area in a privileged position enabling to enjoy the landscape and gulf beauty. This building, which today is in the heart of the historical center, was the subject of an extensive analysis and documentary research, as well as of metric laser scanner survey carried out by the group researchers working at the Interdepartmental Centre of Research Urban Eco of the University of Naples Federico II. <br><br> Starting from <i>scan to bim</i> systems the creation of a parametric model of the current state of the building is completed, by bringing the point cloud elements back to objects to which historical and construction data can be associated. <br><br> Moreover starting from acquired data, the 3D model shows the reconstructive hypothesis of the original structure and the virtual reconstruction of the building based on traces found on-site and on the comparison with coeval creations allowing to properly hypothesize the design of point features.

scholarly journals Elena Cozma, Monitorizarea mass-mediei privind patrimoniul mondial din România. Considerații preliminare / Media monitoring of the World Heritage Sites in Romania. Preliminary considerations

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 196-205
Keyword(s):  
Geographic Location ◽  
World Heritage ◽  
Archaeological Heritage ◽  
World Heritage Sites ◽  
Heritage Sites ◽  
World Heritage List ◽  
The Press ◽  
The Media ◽  
Media Monitoring

Both, the general public and the specialists (archaeologists, historians, etc.) that are concerned with the cultural heritage, are most often informed about their state or about the latest archaeological discoveries in the written or TV press. The present study focuses on articles published in the press and television during 2017 and 2018 ( January–November) on the issue of the cultural and archaeological heritage of Romania included into the UNESCO World Heritage List. For a better follow-up to this study, we will provide you with a table below with each UNESCO heritage objective, along with the LMI code, UNESCO registration code, year of listing and geographic location. Also, the study will contain a brief presentation of the report drawn from the media for each monument.

Managing Urban Archaeological Heritage: Latin American Case Studies

2014 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alicia Castillo ◽  
Sonia Menéndez
Keyword(s):  
Latin American ◽  
Best Management Practices ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
World Heritage ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
Archaeological Heritage ◽  
World Heritage Sites ◽  
Heritage Sites ◽  
American Case ◽  
Historical Discourses

Abstract:This article focuses on the idea that archaeology aids the revaluation of cultural properties within historical centers. At the same time, it holds that the application of the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage of 1972 should imply the development of best management practices at inscribed sites. The handling of archaeological heritage in three Latin American cities is presented and discussed in this study, through the theoretical assumptions of preventive archaeology for the management of archaeological properties. It examines the different social contexts of World Heritage in these areas and concludes that the traditional vision of World Heritage impedes other historical readings of the past in these places. This conclusion is reached through a proactive vision defending the use of these UNESCO World Heritage Sites to improve management models with high public participation, the use of which should also be considered in the European community. There is, finally, a reminder of the desired objective: the improvement of archaeological management and, consequently, of urban historical discourses, whose outcomes enrich the lives of citizens.

scholarly journals Palaces of Culture in Leningrad. Problems of maintenance and preservation

2019 ◽  
pp. 7-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalya Pavlovna Dubrovina
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Visual Observation ◽  
Architectural Heritage ◽  
Heritage Sites ◽  
Current State ◽  
Literary Sources ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Conservation Zones ◽  
State Protection

The object of this research is the Palaces of Culture in Leningrad built in the 1920&rsquo;s &ndash; 1930&rsquo;s. Among all object the author highlights the separate newly built extant Palaces of Culture in the style of constructivism, which are the monuments of cultural heritage. The subject of this research is the questions of state protection of the indicated objects and their maintenance. The article examines the existing conservation zones and territories of the cultural heritage sites; current state of the Palaces of Culture; problems of maintenance; and questions of modern functional profile of the buildings. The author studied the literary sources, analyzed iconographic materials and existing regulatory documents in the area of preservation of architectural heritage, conducted visual observation. The goal of this research lies in determining the current state of the Palaces of Culture in Leningrad of the early XX century alongside the key issues pertinent to state protection of the objects. The results may be valuable for comprising preservation orders for architectural heritage of the XX century, as well as development of restoration and reconstruction projects of the monuments of constructivism. The author concludes on the flawed system of state preservation of the cultural heritage of the XX century, and makes recommendation with regards to its solution.

Digitalization of a Company. Implementation Premise

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 70-74
Author(s):  
N. F. Altukhova
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Technological Changes ◽  
Current State ◽  
It Managers ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Subject ◽  
A Company

The subject of the research is the digital transformations implemented in the process of introducing information and communication technologies into business activities. The purpose of the research was to analyze the current state of digital transformation projects of a company and reveal possible internal problems to be faced by the latter in the process of its digitalization along with factors that impede the implementation of digital transformations. The paper describes the company digitalization processes and shows that the technological approach to the implementation of such projects can lead to a loss of understanding by the employees of business effects resulting from digital transformations. The paper presents the key areas of the digitalization as an integrated organizational project and formulates the principles of digital transformations. Particular attention is paid to the role and place of the IT Director as the main carrier of possible technological changes the competent introduction of which should lead to high-quality positive changes in the company. The negative consequences of the artificial race for new technologies are identified. It is concluded that the digitalization of companies is becoming a reality and its management requires new skills from business and IT managers. 

scholarly journals A New Approach for Documentation, Conservation and Preservation of the Monolithic Statues in San Agustín as Pilot for Outdoor Cultural Heritage Documentation in Colombia

2014 ◽  
Vol XL-5 ◽  
pp. 225-229
Author(s):  
A. Estela ◽  
J. Hamacher
Keyword(s):  
Phase Shift ◽  
Data Acquisition ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Laser Scanner ◽  
3D Models ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Heritage Sites ◽  
3D Data ◽  
Three Dimensional Models

The "Instituto Colombiano de Antropología e Historia" (ICANH) started a new conservation project for the "San Agustín Archaeological Park" (Huila, Colombia) in 2013. The objectives of this project are the documentation, conservation, and preservation of the numerous monolithic statues mainly by integrating the use of new technologies (3D models). A first phase of the project has been completed, resulting in three-dimensional models of 66 of the monolithic sculptures in San Agustín. The methodology developed in this first phase will show the way for other heritage sites in Colombia and for subsequent phases applied to the archaeological park. The 3D data has been obtained using two types of data acquisition technology: the Mantis Vision F5 using infrared structured-light (SL) and a laser scanner based on the phase shift (PS) technology, the Z+F Imager 5010. The results show that future phases need improvement in data acquisition. Mainly the data obtained with the hand held scanner shows many lacunae. This article presents the observations during data processing on the basis of one sculpture, "Escultura 23". In conclusion, this first phase showed where to improve for the succeeding ones, for instance the detail of the meshes need to be increased if the models are to be used for detailed conservation and preservation purposes.

Rewriting History

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dennis Harding
Keyword(s):  
Past Century ◽  
Social Reconstruction ◽  
Archaeological Heritage ◽  
World Heritage Sites ◽  
Heritage Sites ◽  
Cultural Diffusion ◽  
Western Scholarship ◽  
Rewriting History ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Remote Past

‘Every generation re-writes history in its own way’. Re-writing History applies Collingwood’s dictum to a series of topics and themes, some of which have been central to prehistoric and protohistoric archaeology for the past century or more, while some have been triggered by more recent changes in technology or social attitudes. Some issues are highly controversial, like the proposals for the Stonehenge World Heritage sites. Others challenge long-held popular myths, like the deconstruction of the Celts and by extension the Picts. Yet some traditional tenets of scholarship have gone unchallenged for too long, like the classical definition of civilization itself. But why should it matter? Surely it is in the order of things that each generation rejects received wisdom and adopts ideas that are radical or might offend previous generations? Is this not simply symptomatic of healthy and vibrant debate? Or are there grounds for believing that current changes are of a more disquieting character, denying the basic assumptions of rational argument and freedom of enquiry and expression that have been the foundation of western scholarship since the eighteenth century Enlightenment? Re-writing History addresses contemporary concerns about information and its interpretation, including issues of misinformation and airbrushing of politically-incorrect history. Its subject matter is the archaeology of prehistoric and early historic Britain, and the changes witnessed over two centuries and more in the interpretation of the archaeological heritage by changes in the prevailing political and social as well as intellectual climate. Far from being topics of concern only to academics in ivory towers, the way in which seemingly innocuous issues such as cultural diffusion or social reconstruction in the remote past are studied and presented reflects important shifts in contemporary thinking that challenge long-accepted conventions of free speech and debate.

scholarly journals URBAN HERITAGE MONITORING, USING IMAGE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES AND DATA COLLECTION WITH TERRESTRIAL LASER SCANNER (TLS), CASE STUDY CUENCA - ECUADOR

2019 ◽  
Vol XLII-2/W11 ◽  
pp. 609-613
Author(s):  
V. Heras ◽  
E. Sinchi ◽  
J. Briones ◽  
L. Lupercio
Keyword(s):  
Laser Scanner ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Heritage Management ◽  
Management Decision ◽  
World Heritage Sites ◽  
Heritage Sites ◽  
Aerial Photogrammetry ◽  
Management Decision Making ◽  
Urban Level ◽  
The City

<p><strong>Abstract.</strong> The role of heritage documentation has proven beneficial for the conservation and management of built heritage. Different tools has supported the recording of buildings, city buildings blocks and sites. However, in most of the heritage sites a lack of systematic methodologies for adequate data analysis has revealed the misusing of heritage documentation. Thus, sites enlisted as World Heritage Sites (WHS) by the UNESCO, are dealing with values that remain at the urban scale, while the documentation activities are focused mainly in buildings.</p><p>These situation suits to many sites in developing countries, such as the historic city of Cuenca, at the south of Ecuador. The UNESCO included Cuenca as a WHS in 1999 due to important heritage features. Nevertheless, these heritage values remain at the city level, while the documentation tools and used techniques are focused in individual elements making more difficult the control and management decision-making at the city level. In this context, this research contributes to heritage management; by exploring documentation techniques that provide detailed information and that support heritage analysis at different scales from the urban level, city building blocks and heritage building.</p><p>Thereby, the digital aerial photogrammetry, orthomosaics and Model Digital Terrain (MDT) were used to allow the acquisition of an aerial representation of the historic landscape of the city. These data combined with other existing heritage registers, enable the identification and analysis of different valuable elements at different scales. The results has demonstrated that combination of different heritage tools improves heritage conservation with less economic resources.</p>

scholarly journals THE “MINGA” COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF VERNACULAR HERITAGE BUILDINGS IN THE HISTORICAL CENTER OF CUENCA, ECUADOR

2019 ◽  
Vol IV-2/W6 ◽  
pp. 9-16
Author(s):  
M. C. Achig-Balarezo ◽  
A. Tenze
Keyword(s):  
Latin American ◽  
World Heritage Sites ◽  
Preventive Conservation ◽  
Heritage Sites ◽  
Physical Conditions ◽  
Whole Process ◽  
Short Period ◽  
Heritage Buildings ◽  
The University ◽  
Collective Construction

<p><strong>Abstract.</strong> The Latin-American cities declared by UNESCO World Heritage Sites display a problem of generalized deterioration of its vernacular or environmental architecture due to, among others, a lack of maintenance. This is aggravated by the existing legal vacuum in planning for its historical centers, resulting in irreversible losses in their heritage buildings. It is proposed to involve the community in the maintenance interventions to counteract the lack of maintenance and at the same time contribute to improve the level of livability and to create a collective awareness in the community about the care of its heritage. To achieve this goal, the university of Cuenca, has implemented the so-called “maintenance campaigns”, through which the preventive conservation phases proposed by ICOMOS (2003) are supported methodologically from a perspective that combines varied techniques (quantitative, qualitative), giving priority to operational workshops and collective construction of knowledge and action. The experience in the traditional ‘Las Herrerías’ street (case study), evidenced in a short period of time an improvement of the physical conditions of the buildings and of the quality of life of its residents, and furthermore motivated the long-term activation of comprehensive and inclusive conservation processes that lead to the valuation and preservation of heritage by all involved. The participation of the community in the whole process through a “minga” of multiple actors guarantees a successful intervention. This initiative could be successfully adapted to other heritage sites of similar characteristics. </p>

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