From Pottery to Context. Archaeology and virtual modelling

The volume includes a series of papers focused on methodologies of digital archaeology. The starting section is about the research project funded by the University of Bologna, entitled Dal reperto al paesaggio: analisi archeologica e modellazione virtuale delle necropoli picene di Numana (AN). This project focused on a sector of the picenian necropolis of ancient Numana (Davanzali area) and aimed at experiment techniques for the acquisition of digital models of archaeological finds from funerary contexts and reconstructing the same contexts by modelling. This approach stimulated the need for confrontation with the experiences of other research teams, which could provide useful comparisons. Other papers collected in the volume ranging from the problems of digital modelling of objects to the broader contextual issues, such as Greek and Italiote pottery, architectural terracottas and etruscan necropolis, The authors have the opportunity to reflect on the relation between traditional and innovative approaches, on theoretical issues and methodologies, as well as on results and future developments of their research.