Abstract A large number of outstanding heritage sites and artifacts around the world are fragile assets, faced with different and continuous challenges. The loss of archaeological heritage indeed continues today at a constant pace, both due to natural disasters and huma...

This paper presents a combined subjective and objective evaluation of an application mixing interactive virtual reality (VR) experience with 360 storytelling. The hypothesis that the modern immersive archaeological VR application presenting cultural heritage from a subm...

Abstract The Mediterranean Sea has a vast maritime heritage which exploitation is made difficult because of the many limitations imposed by the submerged environment. Archaeological diving tours, in fact, suffer from the impossibility to provide underwater an exhaustive...

At almost every election, Americans are inclined to say that this is the most consequential election in American history. 2020 is no exception. However, what is particularly remarkable about the No...

Underwater Cultural Heritage (CH) sites are widely spread; from ruins in coastlines up to shipwrecks in deep. The documentation and preservation of this heritage is an obligation of the mankind, dictated also by the international treaties like the Convention on the Prot...

The distribution of free and open access radar satellite datasets, like those of Sentinel-1, has provided new opportunities for monitoring archaeological sites and monuments in a systematic way, and especially after earthquake events. While optical sensors are establish...

Abstract For more than a century, evidence for the production of crucible steel in Central and Southern Asia, prior to the European Industrial Revolution, has fascinated and challenged material scientists, historians and archaeologists. At the same time, chromium-alloye...

Innovative digital applications are invaluable for the documentation and conservation of cultural heritage monuments. Digital techniques can provide data on cultural heritage sites to enhance understanding of their changes over time. Due to the age and conditions of cul...